Oceania

The newly constructed expansion wing of Faleolo Hospital was officially handed over to the Samoan government by the U.S. government in plans for 2022 to improve health infrastructure in Samo

USP Tonga has won the cyber security incident response challenge, also known as "Capture the Flag," organized by the Tonga Computer Emergency Response Team and Australia, as part of Tonga's Cyber Resilience Week

Owners of flood-damaged properties in Karekare, west Auckland, have welcomed the new fund for displaced residents, after an interim payment was promised to those who had to move out of their homes

Australian Defense Force conducted a reconnaissance operation in Nauru

Ten high school students from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands traveled to the Northern Marianas to participate in the Junior State of America Civics Institute Micronesia earlier this month

The Montfort Boys hall in Lami was filled with Kiribati sounds and colors as the Kiribati diaspora in the Eastern Division gathered en masse to commemorate Kiribati's 44th Independence Day

The coal sector is "very concerned" about Labor's current push for renewable energy projects and the impact they will have on regional Australia, Liberal National Party MP Michelle Landry said

Tuvalu's Governor-General Tofiga Falani and his delegation were recently in Taiwan to visit the Taiwan Red Cross Society for exchanges in areas such as disaster prevention and relief, social care and services, first aid and water safety education

The country has followed strong and inclusive processes with conservation and technical partners, agencies, government and public towards marine protected areas, said Regional Director for Oceania of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

The country has over 15.000 job seekers and less than 4.000 new jobs created per year, according to data from the National Provident Fund report

In the past two years (2021-22 and 2022-23 up until 23 June 2023), more than 1000 Vanuatu nationals have sought asylum through the onshore Permanent Protection visa program in Australia

The government has initiated a programme of alternative routes to assist employees who will be affected by the recession of the Regional Processing Centre sites on the island