Kiribati country profile Experts say some of the graves were hastily dug where the men fell as America erected runways and bases to continue its "island-hopping" campaign against the Japanese empire.

making island-hopping the best way to experience signature Palawan experiences like floating through an underground river, swimming in hidden lagoons, and diving among World War II shipwrecks.

said its military build-up was on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and Beijing was on track ... and has promised to "unify" the self-governed island with the mainland by 2050. Beijing has greatly ...