Oceania Palau Palau's Civil Service Pension Plan is facing a deepening financial crisis, with the investment fund declining and a growing gap between contributions and payments
Oceania New Zealand Efforts to restore New Zealand's endangered flightless parrot, the kākāpō, include relocating the species to predator-free reserves
Oceania Papua New Guinea A bilateral security agreement with Australia will provide the country with more assistance for its police and support for its legal system
Oceania Fiji A defence mission will soon be opened at the French Embassy in Fiji; representing the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, the defence mission will be tasked with strengthening exchanges on defence policy and military cooperation
Oceania Samoa Samoa's 60 Tala commemorative banknote was awarded 'Best commemorative banknote of the year' at the High Security Printing Asia event in Sri Lanka
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 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 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