The Pacific waters surrounding the ... C.E. The Marquesas are some of the most remote islands on the planet. Their nearest continental neighbor, the west coast of North America, is more than ...

On Sunday, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown concluded his visit to China.

Brown's trip to China, the first by a leader of the small South Pacific nation in a decade, has drawn ire from New Zealand, with whom the Cook Islands has a special political relationship.

Although costly flights and long travel times can deter some from visiting Australia and its South Pacific neighbors ... to this dreamy French Polynesian island for its romantic overwater ...