Oceania Tuvalu Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, recently inaugurated his country's embassy in Abu Dhabi as a key move to strengthen relations between the two countries
Oceania Fiji 30 youth, women and men participated in the Tel-A-Woman training program in Sigatoka last week, a program founded by veteran horticulturist Sant Kumar in 2020 as a way to build healthier lifestyles through women's participation
Oceania Australia Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the accelerated rearmament of fighter jets and warships would cost A$3,5 billion ($2,6 billion) and increase Australia's deterrence to potential adversaries
Oceania Kiribati Shri Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan, currently the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been simultaneously accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kiribati
Oceania Vanuatu Community co-operatives have a responsibility to ensure that their members engaged in mobile markets provide quality local produce to their customers, according to Nick Oli, the Senior Business Development Officer at SHEFA
Oceania Nauru A new Nauru Airlines plane has arrived on the island; President Aingimea thanked Taiwan for its support in co-funding the aircraft and acknowledged the flight crew for the dedication
Oceania Palau The planned upgrade of the transmitter, studio transmission line (STL) and studio transmission equipment of the government FM station is being supported by $73.925 financial aid from Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects
Oceania Tonga NIWA and The Nippon Foundation are embarking on a mission to uncover the undersea impacts of the recent Tongan volcanic eruption, examining thousands of square kilometres and expecting to find dramatic changes in undersea topography
Oceania Samoa Manu Samoa fly-half Melani Matavao has been named Manu Samoa Sevens captain at the Singapore and Vancouver Sevens in April as the team looks to begin its HSBC World Sevens Series campaign
Oceania Tuvalu The country has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of ratifications of the treaty to 172 and underlining the Pacific island state's commitment to ending all nuclear tests, everywhere
Oceania Marshall Islands A National Women's Forum involved over 100 people to raise awareness of Marshall Islands gender equality, engaging women leaders to support the national approach in implementing these commitments
Oceania Papua New Guinea A coalition of Papuan and Australian civil society organizations are calling on the proponents of the Wafi-Golpu mine to stop progression of the plant as the project has not gained the consent of communities in Morobe Province
Oceania Micronesia Ocean shipping company Matson Inc. announced that Patrick Bulaon has been promoted to VP and general manager of Guam/Micronesia, starting today; he will oversee all operations and sales activities in the Western Pacific and Micronesia region