Oceania Solomon Islands The Central Bank of Solomon Islands will collaborate with Soramitsu to explore technical standards and functionalities for its experimental Central bank digital currency system
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said that a climate migration treaty with Australia violates Tuvalu's sovereignty and must be renegotiated
Oceania Tonga Craftswoman Lu'isa Nau uses only local materials to authenticate the handicrafts, criticising the imported counterfeits with which local artisans have to compete; her creative work, in line with sustainable development goals, was recently given a grant
Oceania Nauru Four golds in weightlifting have lifted Nauru to the 9th place at the 2023 Pacific Games
Oceania Australia Healthcare assets performed second only to industrial real estate, with an average annual capital growth between 2017 and 2022 of 6,8%, just behind that of industrial real estate at 10,7%
Oceania Marshall Islands The Ebeye Environmental Protection Authority continues to ensure that drinking water is safe for public consumption, although limited to a team of four
Oceania Kiribati The Asian Development Bank approved a $27 million grant package to support the provision of quality health services in Kiribati in climate-resilient facilities
Oceania Micronesia The former president of the Federated States of Micronesia urged US lawmakers to keep their promise to approve funds for the Compact of Free Association (Cofa), warning against China's push into the Pacific
Oceania Vanuatu The country will host the prestigious Oceania Football Confederation's Men's Nations Cup in June next year, after successfully hosting the Men's Champions League for the first time this year
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's KINA Bank officially unveiled in Port Moresby its mobile banking team, known as Red Thunder, which will register individual and corporate customers in a fast and efficient mobile banking system
Oceania New Zealand St John's had no plan to deal with a terrorist attack, leaving the organisation unprepared to respond to the Christchurch mosque massacre that left 51 dead, according to an investigation
Oceania Palau Twenty-three Palau High School students experienced what it means to produce, publish and tell a story as journalists during a six-day workshop conducted by members of the Palau Media Council as part of a project called "Nurturing Future Journalists"
Oceania Micronesia Ava and Lawson Duce, two Canadian BYU students, are teaching at Akoyikoyi School in Chuuk to foster opportunities for children and youth in Chuuk which are extremely limited