China and Australia's dueling Pacific tours make final stopsThe foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific.
China's foreign minister arrives in Tonga on Pacific tourChina’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tonga on Tuesday as he continued his regional island-hopping tour a day after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations.
Uncertain future for islanders who survived Tongan eruptionThe third explosion they heard sent everyone on Mango Island running.
Tonga hit by tsunami after undersea volcano eruptionThe Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was in effect for all of Tonga, and data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center showed waves of 2.6 feet had been detected.npr.org
Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruptionThe tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has begun to recede, while the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear.
