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.

Pacific nation the Cook Islands said Wednesday it will work with the US in a push towards the emerging industry of deep-sea ...

The State Department signed a pact with the Cook Islands months after the island nation inked a similar deal with China.

The US has entered talks with the Cook Islands to develop seabed mineral resources, just months after the South Pacific ...

Below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000, lie minerals used to power electric cars. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea.

The Cook Islands is searching for a new and less colonial name, ahead of a potential referendum on the issue in the former British possession. A committee tasked with finding a new name was given ...

Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs ...

Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held discussions with institutions on marine science, climate resilience and economic cooperation so far during a trip to China that ...