Samoan pilot to validate controversial Tongan plane
A Samoan pilot is among a team of experts to be part of the validation process of the controversial MA-60 aircraft gifted by China to Tonga, reports Talamua Online. Concerns about the safety of the...
View ArticleChina to build new office complex at Pangai Si’i
The contract for the conceptual design of a new Tonga Government Office Building complex was signed by representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office and the China Northeast Architectural Design and...
View ArticleChina defers repayment of Tonga’s multi-million loan
China has deferred Tonga’s repayment of its $119 million Pa’anga loan indefinitely, the Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano told the Tongan parliament this morning, 18 September. Tonga was scheduled to...
View ArticleNZ foreign minister standing firm on withholding tourism aid to Tonga
New Zealand’s foreign minister says he will keep withholding tourism funding to Tonga until a plane gifted by China is certified by what he calls a ’respected international authority’ – despite China...
View ArticleChinese accused of passport forgery not to leave Tonga
Two Chinese nationals who were charged in relation to possession of forged Tongan passports and released on bail last week, are prohibited from leaving Tonga. Police earlier reported that the woman had...
View ArticlePōhiva to sue government – 7000 Tongan passports sold in 1990s
MP ‘Akilisi Pohiva, Leader of the Tongan Parliament’s Opposition Party, vowed he will again take the Tongan government to court. He said a legal action will be filed against the government because it...
View ArticleChinese, Tongan PMs exchange greetings on anniversary of ties
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Tongan counterpart, Siale’ataonga Tu’ivakano, exchanged congratulatory messages Saturday to mark the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. In...
View ArticleTonga’s Prime Minister meets PRC Vice Premier Wang Yang
China’s Vice Premier of the State Council Wang Yang attended the opening ceremony of the 2nd China-Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum in Guangzhou on November 8, where...
View ArticleTonga firm on Chinese plane certification
Tonga’s deputy prime minister Samiu Vaipulu says he will not allow a third-party assessment on the controversial MA60 aircraft gifted by China. Matangi Tonga online says the government’s refusal to...
View ArticleNegotiation continues on rescheduling Tonga’s loan from China
The rescheduling of Tonga’s T$119 million loan from China for the reconstruction of Nuku’alofa has not been decided, according to Xu Zhiguang, the first Secretary of the Chinese Embassy, Nuku’alofa...
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