Oceania Palau After five days (July 18 to 22) with no Internet access with the SEA-US submarine cable under repair after Typhoon Mawar, the country is expected to be online again today
Oceania Kiribati The Ark of Peace, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship, has arrived in the port of capital city Tarawa for a week-long visit to "provide humanitarian medical services to the local population"
Oceania Australia In the past 18 months TikTok has received more requests from Australia's e-safety commissioner to remove posts bullying children than any other social media platform
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania Palau Palau's Agri-Fair 2023 grew this year with more participants, with state and nongovernmental organization booths displaying produce, crops, livestock and even fresh tuna
Oceania Papua New Guinea The newly established Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been hailed as a milestone in the fight against corruption; the commission has gained momentum with the recent arrival of three highly qualified and experienced ICAC commissioners
Oceania Samoa 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Marshall Islands The country has demanded "full" compensation from the USA for the damage to health, environment and culture caused by 67 nuclear tests conducted in RMI area
Oceania Micronesia 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
Oceania Kiribati 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