Oceania Solomon Islands The Government thanked the Solomons International Assistance Force and welcomed China's offer of riot gear assistance and training to the RSIPF
Oceania Micronesia The first Green Climate Fund disbursement, to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities and help them better adapt to the effects of climate change, has been transferred to the country
Oceania Nauru Students of the Nauru Secondary School will be receiving free musical tuition after they opted to join the national Police Force brass band
Oceania Tonga Three Tongan swimmers set new national records at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi
Oceania New Zealand Radioactive material has been detected in pendants, jewellery items, sleep masks and bracelets considered alternative health products; the Ministry of Health has advised consumers to use caution when buying these items online
Oceania Kiribati Following the controversial decision to open the Phoenix Island Protected Area to commercial fishing, aquaculture experts have been summoned from China's Hubei province, a major producer of freshwater prawns
Oceania Palau The Senate, in a special session, approved the appointment of Gaafar Uherbelau as Minister of Health and Human Services unanimously by a vote of 12-0
Oceania Australia The first true millipede was discovered in Western Australia, 60m underground; it has the most legs of any living animal -1306-, as the largest number of legs found so far is 750
Oceania Samoa The government has begun to address the issue of the tax on church ministers, considered one of the key reasons why the FAST party won the election
Oceania Papua New Guinea The PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has partnered with the world's largest voluntary club association, Rotary, on a humanitarian project to ship a total of 3,3 million medical grade respiratory masks to health workers in the country
Oceania Tuvalu The country administered 12.114 doses, reaching 5.884 fully vaccinated people, or 49,9% of the population
Oceania Solomon Islands Ms Christina Lasaqa is the first female Chief Executive Officer of Solomon Telekom Company Ltd; the formal announcement has been made by the chairman of the board of directors
Oceania Micronesia Australia, Japan and the US have pledged to work in partnership with the country - as well as Kiribati and Nauru - to improve internet connectivity by providing funding to build a new undersea cable for about 100,000 people in three countries