In short: China has donated a sprawling new presidential palace, estimated to cost $31 million, to Vanuatu in a ceremony this week. There are concerns the developing Pacific Island nation will ...

At an official handover ceremony conducted in front of a towering China Aid billboard, Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai announced the opening of the nation's sweeping new presidential palace.

BISSAU (AFP) – Guinea-Bissau opened a new presidential palace Saturday, paid for by China to the tune of $8 million. The former palace, which dated to the Portuguese colonial era, was mostly ...

Perched atop Port Vila, Vanuatu’s seaside capital, sits a gleaming red and white building, gifted to the Pacific country by China last month. The new presidential palace has a coveted position in town ...

The government of cash-strapped Vanuatu is soon to settle into a suite of new buildings funded by China, a move likely to reignite concerns about Beijing’s reach in the South Pacific nation. At an ...

That’s a concern for some Taiwanese after China’s state broadcaster showcased a recent military drill that featured soldiers storming an apparent replica of the island’s presidential palace.

On the boulevard in front of the presidential palace in Taipei this weekend, Taiwan’s worst nightmare was unfolding in front of film crews. A crowd of actors and extras portrayed one kind of ...

China's embassy said the project had gifted Vanuatu "another landmark building", while symbolising a new "milestone" in their increasingly warm relationship July 3, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...