Palau

/ pɑːˈlaʊ /

noun

1. Former name: Pelew Islands. a republic comprising a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands; administratively part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–87; entered into an agreement of free association with the US (1980); became fully independent in 1994. Chief island: Babelthuap. Capital: Melekeok, on Babelthuap (functions moved from Koror in 2006). Pop: 21 108 (2013 est). Area: 476 sq km (184 sq miles)

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Speaking on behalf of the island states, the northern Pacific nation of Palau, said on Friday: "We are repeatedly returning home with insufficient progress to show our people."

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One possible next step is a free association - something like the US currently has with Pacific states the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau.

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The rest of the trip will see Lai visit Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau, the only Pacific island nations among the 12 countries that recognise Taiwan's independence.

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The international team of scientists studied the corals of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, developing an eco-evolutionary simulation model of coral populations.

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Palau, a clump of about 350 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, has become increasingly important to the United States as China tries to build clout in the Indo-Pacific.

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