Vanuatu

There are reports from Vanuatu that coconut rhinoceros beetles are now attacking corn plantations on the island of Efate.

A Chinese company, Vanuatu Forest Industry Ltd, trying to export round logs from Vanuatu has been stopped from doing so by the Department of Forests.

Opinion - Vanuatu continues to have the highest prevalence rates of violence against women and girls globally, Munkhtuya Altangerel writes.

Cyclone-affected households in Vanuatu will now receive dry rations from the government, six weeks after Tropical Cyclone Lola hit.

Talks are underway in Vanuatu to try and establish a government of national unity.

The Penama Provincial Health in Vanautu has been deploying people on Pentecost to help locals combat the threat from mosquitoes.

Tons of kava from the Vanuatu island of Pentecost, damaged during Tropical Cyclone Lola, continue to arrive in Port Vila almost daily.

The Vanuatu Citizenship Commission awarded citizenship to 206 foreigners on Monday.

Politically the mood eased slightly today in Vanuatu after the President Nikenike Vurobaravu had ordered MPs to sort themselves out or he would dissolve the parliament.

Vanuatu's President Nikenike Vurobaravu issues an ultimatum to MPs, telling them they have until 2pm local time today to resolve the political instability that is rocking the country.