Oceania

Zheng Construction Co. Ltd was granted a contract for the construction of extensions to the Sataua and Satupaitea district hospitals in Savai'i and doctors' residences

Experts from the Committee Against Torture praised Kiribati for its legislation on domestic and gender-based violence, but raised questions about conditions in detention units and the definition of torture

Controversial former Nauru president Baron Waqa is set to become the next secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Palau president Surangel Whipps Jr has confirmed

Cranberries Westland, New Zealand's only commercial cranberry farm, has increased its harvest sixfold in the last six years and is planning to expand further into new territories and markets

A full-scale live exercise simulating a passenger plane landing in the ocean will conducted today 9 November by the National Emergency Management Office, together with other partners

The arrival of the USNS hospital ship Mercy in Majuro marked the start of a wide range of humanitarian and medical programmes taking place at three locations

Power and telecommunications outages exacerbated the challenges of responding to Cyclone Lola said the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme Secretariat

Prime Minister James Marape has applauded Air Niugini for the order and upcoming acquisition of 11 new aircraft that promise a much improved service

Australia's industrial policy needs to be "recast and modernised" to benefit from global energy transition, the Treasurer said, promising a new 'uniquely Australian' plan that would leverage more private capital against bolder public investment overseas

A new mammograph for Tonga will be purchased with support from the Australian Government

The ITaukei Trust Fund Board stated that the tender for the construction of the Great Council of Chiefs' main building is under evaluation; the redevelopment of the complex will take place in two phases and work is expected to be completed by June 2024