Oceania Vanuatu The country will open borders to fully vaccinated international travellers from 1 July 2022, with no quarantine or limits on arrival - the announcement comes from the Vanuatu Tourism Office
Oceania Australia Sydney Build Expo 2022 opens today at its 6th edition; it is the main appointment in the country with over 500 qualified exhibitors and 400 top speakers focusing on a number of cutting edge building-linked subjects
Oceania Tonga The Japanese government has allocated about $1,5 million to provide useful equipment, including fishing boats, to help Tonga's fishing sector recover after the tsunami
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has received a new landing craft from Australia, just days after the commissioning of its third Guardian-class patrol boat, highlighting the continued modernisation of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Oceania Solomon Islands The Vuri Forest Conservation Area in Babatana district of Choiseul province has become the fifth legal protected area in Solomon Islands after receiving the certificate of registration
Oceania Micronesia The Honourable Marcus Samo, Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Affairs, will be in Geneva, Switzerland, until tomorrow to represent the Ministers of Health of the Pacific Island Countries at the 75th World Health Assembly
Oceania Nauru Seventeen people received their citizenship certificates from President Lionel Aingimea in the Cabinet Room
Oceania Marshall Islands The Kora Fund granted its first loan to an Ebeye woman as part of its official launch for the Kwajalein Atoll last week
Oceania Samoa Salesatele Primary School in Savai'i will welcome students back after the pandemic in renovated and refurbished school grounds thanks to funding from the Serendi Coco Samoa Ltd Fair Trade Premium Fund
Oceania Fiji The Domo Vou Talei original song competition, an initiative of the Australian High Commission, was launched at the Fiji Times conference room in Suva; 10 finalists will get professional coaching and the chance to perform at the Uprising Music Festival
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Commonwealth Games team trained on an airport runway to prepare for Birmingham 2022, because - Tuvalu's Chef de Mission Tala Simeti stated - it's the largest open space on the mainland
Oceania Palau The first test of a new public bus transport system around Babeldaob and Koror designed to tackle the cost of fuel and its impact on citizens' transport costs is scheduled for today
Oceania Vanuatu Air Vanuatu domestic and international flights resumed on Saturday after bad weather caused the cancellation of services due to flooding at Bauerfield International Airport