Micronesia

FSM will take part in the 38th Guam Micronesia Island Fair at Ypao Beach, Guam, and will present traditional dances, food, weaving, carving, canoe culture and other heritage practices together with delegations from Guam, Palau, the Marshall Islands

FSM joined 14 Pacific island states in a regional programme to turn climate projects into investment-ready proposals, aiming to unlock climate finance; Also reaffirming its support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining

Start-up carrier One Pacific Airways officially presented to Pohnpei their strategy to expand domestic and regional air connectivity across the FSM; The initiative is backed by Da Yang Corporation, a fisheries enterprise with $200million assets in Kosrae

FSM demanded US$1,3 billion in compensation for a planned US$2 billion defence infrastructure project in Yap; the US is reportedly considering moving and negotiations have stalled, raising concerns over the future of the U.S.-FSM security partnership

Educational and health-related assistance provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency is getting crucial at a time when US foreign aid is being reduced; JICA has recently celebrated two years of Japanese teaching in remote Chuuk

A nuclear-capable missile that China test-fired from a submarine flew over multiple Pacific nations and south of FSM; China had called the launch "routine", but was not announced by the agreed 48-hours notification

Partnership with Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation OFCF has been reaffirmed committing for sustainable fisheries development and strengthening coastal communities; key topic discussed, the installation of ice-making machines on Moch and Fanapanges

A Drought Information Statement from National Weather Service in Guam covers Micronesia's Yap State, urging residents to monitor their water supplies in view of drier-than-normal weeks; forecasts say rain will return later this year when El Niño develops

NEC's East Micronesia Cable System EMCS is now completed; the submarine cable connects three Pacific island nations and in the Federated States of Micronesia has been handed over to FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation FSMTCC

Ambassador Akillino H. Susaia presented his credentials to UNESCO Director-General during a formal ceremony at the organization's headquarters, officially beginning Susaia’s tenure as Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia

KAMORALE, spirit of unity, has been celebrated across Micronesia, honoring the traditions, languages, and customs that define its people, reminding that while cultures on the islands are diverse, a shared spirit of KAMORALE unifies them all