Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Foreign Minister, Simon Kofe, was received last week in Adelaide, Australia, to "discuss the common aspiration for a safe, prosperous and resilient blue Pacific"
Oceania Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea-based Bank South Pacific has entered into a $60.000 agreement to become a bronze sponsor of the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games
Oceania Tonga The Royal Agricultural, Fisheries, Tourism & Trade Show 2023 in Tongatapu was held with a team of Chinese agricultural experts, Chinese companies in Tonga and some Chinese entrepreneurs
Oceania Kiribati 13% of Kiribati's waste stream is plastic and recent studies indicate a plastic waste generation of 9,7 tonnes per day accumulating in landfills and the environment; the country has called for strong global commitment to solve the crisis
Oceania Micronesia Together with the Cook Islands, the country joined ministers from 56 countries to sign a ministerial declaration calling for an end to global plastic pollution by 2040
Oceania Marshall Islands New Marshall Islands Ambassador Anjanette Kattil was recently sworn in to begin her term as ambassador to Taiwan and non-resident ambassador to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore
Oceania Australia The final leg of the FIFA Women's World Cup Trophy Tour kicked off at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on 8 June to start the Australian Tour
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Taiwan, which aims at expanding technical cooperation in areas such as digital transformation, information and communication technology and climate change
Oceania Solomon Islands The Adventist primary school in Tagibangara, northeast of Choiseul, benefited from a US$ 24.000 school improvement project involving the installation of a VSAT satellite internet dish, powered by a solar panel, a major technology upgrade
Oceania New Zealand The government has announced new measures to curb vaping among young people as it pushes to create a 'smoke-free generation'; new vape shops will have to be at least 300 metres from schools and vapers will have to change their branding
Oceania Vanuatu The community of Erakor in Southern Efate calls for a proper waste management system, namely to protect the environment and keep it healthy for future generations
Oceania Palau Hundreds of pensioners who receive their Social Security benefits directly into their bank accounts have not received their monthly payments; Social Security Administration Facebook post says some banks are having problems due to Typhoon Mawar in Guam
Oceania Tonga A new three-year pilot project will give 40 young people in Tonga a second chance at education and training to improve their social and economic well-being