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• Tongan Debt Crisis to China Stalls Post-Volcano Reconstruction as Repayments Drain National Infrastructure Budgets

  Published: Apr 5, 2026

  Section: Global Economy

  Four years after the devastating Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, Tonga remains burdened by a US$67.36 million loan from China’s Exim Bank. Prime Minister Fatafehi Fakafanua has...

• Tonga Supports Reduced New Zealand Visa Fees to Bolster Pacific Family Ties

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Politics

  During an official visit by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Nuku'alofa, Tongan Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua expressed support for New Zealand's recent decision to...

• Deep 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Tonga; Tsunami Threat Averted

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday morning. While the tremor triggered emergency sirens in the capital, Nuku'alofa, and p...