The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the US ...

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

The US has begun talks with Cook Islands to support seabed mineral research amid rising Chinese influence in the Pacific.

Through its investments and service relationships with Ocean Minerals LLC and CIC Limited, Odyssey is active in advancing two of the three licensed exploration programs within the Cook Islands’ ...

News of the $18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt Thursday, which only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government budget document, is ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...