Oceania

The country argues against the UN putting the Great Barrier Reef on ‘endangered’ status; in July 2021 the UN proposal did not pass

The 75 recipients of the Republic of China/Taiwan-RMI Presidents' Scholarship were honoured at the Marshall Islands Resort

A new eight-storey resort and villa opened its doors on 30 November 2022 in Ngerkebesang, Koror

Transparency International PNG will host a two-day election seminar to present the results of its observations during the 2022 national general election to promote transparency for election integrity

Koroklevu Beach Hotel, a luxury hotel that helped launch mass tourism in Fiji, is now an abandoned ruin on the Coral Coast, halfway between Nadi and Suva, a stretch of coastline known as Fijian Riviera

The acting CEO of the Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Authority, Minnie Bani, stated that Vanuatu is not as dangerous as other Pacific nations, after a foreign investor labelled Vanuatu as dangerous after his shop was looted in Korman

Twelve constituencies have signed their grant agreement to access the first $1 million district development fund, which will be officially released in phases

The country has won the tender and will host the first Polynesian Subregional Office of the Pacific Community

The Pacific Community, with financial support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has deployed a team of nurses and experts to help the country with the pandemic

During the week of 21 to 25 November 2022, Honourable Aren B. Palik - Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia - participated in a series of meetings and events in the Republic of Vanuatu

Seven fishermen from Kiribati and Fiji were recently rescued by the air force

College of Marshall Islands student Scott Ijai was one of hundreds of students who attended the CMI National Apprenticeship event last week at the CMI Staff Sergeant Solomon Sam Sports Center

At least 20.000 people in remote communities in Solomon Islands have been highly impacted by the series of earthquakes that struck off the south coast of Guadalcanal earlier this week, with the largest quake reaching magnitude 7