Tonga is so serious about the Sabbath that it banned most Sunday trading. Now the king and police are urging people to keep the day holy.

Given its debt to China, Tonga serves as a prime candidate in the region to undertake a debt-for-nature swap deal. This debt restructuring tool would offer Tonga significant benefits.

Tonga temblor follows Myanmar disaster The earthquake that rattled Tonga comes days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, killing nearly 1,700 and destroying structures across the country.

NUKU’ALOFA, January 16, 2025 – Thousands of Tongan students are set to benefit from safer, more resilient schools and enhanced education systems through additional support for the ongoing Tonga Safe ...

Tonga has elected a new leader by secret ballot in parliament, two weeks after the previous prime minister abruptly resigned, following a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family.

Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned yesterday, stepping down in the wake of a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga’s ...

This year the Kingdom of Tonga marks 150 years since its monarchy gave up power and drafted a constitution to help ward of colonial powers. But did the king's "English clothes" also help?

But Tonga’s military – with only 590 personnel including support staff, and today one of only three sovereign militaries in the Pacific – was not set up to deter potential aggressors from attack or to ...

In 2023, Tonga’s Tupou Tertiary Institute (TTI) surveyed more than 1,000 citizens to better understand Tongans’ attitudes to the world. The survey was modelled on the annual Lowy Institute Poll and ...

Tongan National day was on November 4th -- the Annual Tonga Festival honors the community's contributions within the Hawaiian Islands featuring special performances, food, and more!

The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption may have contributed to this year's heat, but it's not causing climate change. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in January 2022 was one of ...

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga erupted in 2022, it generated the most intense lightning ever recorded, a new study finds. Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains ...