Nine people have been killed and hundreds of properties destroyed in three days of ethnic clashes in Lae, the second biggest city in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the volatile Pacific nation which is ...

Across its four regions and 22 provinces, Papua New Guinea contains an impressive diversity of linguistic, ethnic and cultural groups. From the coasts of autonomous Bougainville to the rocky peaks of ...

Papua New Guinea Thursday welcomed Indonesian President Joko Widodo's plan to join a Melanesian intergovernment group, calling it a historic move that will improve relations with the ethnic ...

Ann Marie Yastishock, who has deep Schuylkill County roots, was named U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific region in January.

This chapter focuses on PNG’s rich natural resources, its ethnic diversity and relations with regional neighbours, with a specific focus on trade between mineral-rich PNG and resource-hungry China.

Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock has traveled the world during a lengthy career with the U.S. Agency for International Development, but she’s never forgotten her Schuylkill County connections.