South Africa’s Harmony Gold is evaluating a substantial copper venture in Papua New Guinea in partnership with US mining giant Newmont Corporation, chairman Patrice Motsepe said on Tuesday. “There’s a ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Papua New Guinea has selected “Papa Buka” as its inaugural submission to the Academy Awards, marking the first time the Pacific nation has entered the international feature film category at the Oscars ...

The World Bank's Papua New Guinea (PNG) Economic Update offers a comprehensive evaluation of the country's economy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth, macro-fiscal ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This Selected Issues paper proposes to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) authorities’ fiscal framework by introducing a ...

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, opposes deep-sea mining in Papua New Guinea, according to comments made at the United Nations Ocean Conference and directly to Mongabay. Contradicting ...

In a new study, researchers analyzed ancient DNA from the bones and teeth of 42 people who lived as long as 2,600 years ago on Papua New Guinea — the nation inhabiting the eastern half of New Guinea — ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...

The U.S. Defense Department is funding a $400 million fuel storage facility in Papua New Guinea as part of the growing military ties under a 2023 defense agreement between the two countries. The ...

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government recently admitted that police “successfully tested” placing a block on social media platforms, targeting Facebook in particular, for much of March 24. PNG Police ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tsunami warning was rescinded just after 7 p.m. ET on Friday.

The earthquake was centered 194 km southeast of Kimbe. A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea on Saturday morning local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...