Oceania

The number of asylum seekers on Nauru appears to have exceeded 100, with a further 37 people being sent to the island from Australia

The Australian Foreign Minister visited the Solomon Islands to meet with members of the newly elected government, listen to their priorities and discuss the shared vision of bilateral relations

Eight local companies had the opportunity to promote their products at the Naturally Good Expo held in Sydney, Australia

Consultation with representatives of the Yap and Kosrae States determined priority actions to address invasive species threats with War On Weeds and Resilient Ecosystems - Resilient Communities programmes

A new 'solar car park' is being installed at the Public School System parking area in Delap, financed by the Taiwanese Embassy and supplied by Speedtech Energy, a Taiwan-based solar company

To combat farm theft and damage caused by feral pigs, a growing problem for the island nation's food security, Palau's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment and the Ministry of Justice will collaborate

The National Bank of Samoa is developing a series of new banking products to benefit women entrepreneurs and improve remittances in Samoa, with support from the IFC and the New Zealand government

A new investigation into lymphatic filariasis is underway to follow up on the tests carried out in 2015, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and experts from the Australian University of Queensland conducting blood tests in schools

Taiwan donated two patrol boats to Tuvalu as part of a cooperation plan to strengthen the Pacific island nation's ability to patrol its waters

An all-women team controls Kiribat's fish exports after the country became the last to enter the EU market

Chuuk State became the third FSM state to implement the Automated System for Customs Data developed by the United Nations Trade and Development

The Maori Party intends to organise nationwide protests and strikes today to denounce government policies that would impact the rights of indigenous peoples when the Minister of Finance presents the budget to Parliament

FestPAC director Aaron Salā said Kiribati was the first Pacific nation to reach Hawaiʻi, USA for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, 6–16 June; the largest gathering of Pacific Islanders' 2024 theme is “Ho'oulu Lāhui: Regenerating Oceania”