Taiwan company proposes Samoa fish processing, Tonga issues China, Taiwan fishing licenses

Highlights from the region’s media:

• Taiwan company proposed fish processing in Samoa (Samoa Observer)

• Money laundering allegations hurt Samoa nonu industry (Samoa Observer)

•  Inaugural report shows impressive uptake of RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil in 2011 (Media release)

• Tonga issues five fishing licenses to Chinese and Taiwanese vessels (Radio Tonga)

• Fiji GDP to grow 2.4% in 2012: ANZ (Pacnews)

• China donates $50,000 to fight dengue in Yap (Media release)

• Mining at PNG’s Ok Tedi mine likely to be extended (Radio Australia)

• Qantas seek extended PNG code share (Travel Blackboard/Pacnews)

• Greenpeace and APP: Maybe Someday They’ll Even Be Friends (Wall Street Journal)

•  Fiji’s credit rating rises (Fiji Times)