Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world
Papua New GuineaLimited data
Papua New Guinea · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island nation in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital is Port Moresby. The country's 462,840 km2 (178,700 mi2) includes a large mainland and hundreds of islands.
- PNG and Solomon Islands advance strategic border prioritiespostcourier.com.pg · 2 outlets
- Gender imbalance fuelling sexual violence, says doctorthenational.com.pg · 2 outlets
- SP BREWERY WINS TWO GOLD QUALITY AWARDS AT MONDE SELECTION 2026emtv.com.pg
- Guangdong and Papua New Guinea: Taking roots across the Pacificsydneysun.com · 2 outlets
- Booming Papua New Guinea eyes 'three child' policyhurriyetdailynews.com · 2 outlets
- Taiwan shuts Papua New Guinea office, cuts all aid and halts LNG purchasesrnz.co.nz · 2 outlets
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea expand cross-border healthcare cooperation-Xinhuaenglish.news.cn
- South Dakota Mines Partners With University of Papua New Guineakotatv.com
- 巴布亚新几内亚连下通牒，台悻悻关闭办事处huanqiu.com
Pictures
Female gable image, Sawos people, Oceanic art in the Bishop MuseumHiart · CC0 
Papua New Guinean children, men and women show their support for putting an end to violence against women during a White Ribbon Day march.Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade · CC BY 2.0 
A resident of Boga-Boga, a village on the southeast coast of mainland Papua New GuineaJon Radoff · CC BY 2.5 
Children dressed up for sing-sing in Yengisa, Papua New GuineaCC BY 2.5 
Fire Dancers of the Baining Tribe.Taro Taylor from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0 
A male spirit dance mask from Kabriman Village, Blackwater River Basin, East Sepik Province, 1960–1973. In the collection of The Children's Museum of…Kabriman Village, Blackwater River Basin, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Papua New Guinea · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
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Discussion
Papua New Guinea · Friday, 13 November 2026
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No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Top today
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What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 362 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Sia has unfinished business in EHP (thenational.com.pg)
- Youths can determine GE27 outcome (thenational.com.pg)
- City Manager urges responsible betelnut chewing (postcourier.com.pg)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 7.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Industries here
Music 59Tech & software 24Media & entertainment 14Telecom & internet 13Advertising & marketing 5Education 5Fashion & beauty 4Travel & tourism 2Gaming 2Sports & fitness 2Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Unemployment2.6%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.6%2025 · +1.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Sycophancy
2Jarahn, SHLD, Rich Antony & Nene Morus
4Sean Rii
5Tonton Malele
6Olivia Dean
7Jamie Miller
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App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2Facebook app
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3CapCut
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4Tiktok
5ChatGPT
6WhatsApp
7Google Chrome
8Picsart
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9VidMate !
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10YouTube app
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App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone
3SHAREit Pro
4Camera+ Legacy
5Keyplan 3D - Home design
6e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
7ECG Guide
8FL Studio Mobile
9DownloadMate - Music, Video, File Downloader & Manager
10Procreate
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Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.