A French-language newspaper has launched in Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Radio Australia reported Monday.

L'Hebdo Du Vanuatu will be published by the area's newspaper, the Daily Post.

The new French daily will cover Vanuatu and nearby New Caledonia, and will be distributed in both places, according to Radio Australia.

The Vanuatu Daily Post's publisher, Marc Neil-Jones, received finances for the project from the European union.