Oceania Tonga Some 400 Tongan students have graduated from Chinese universities thanks to scholarships from the Chinese government, said the Acting Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy, Ruan Dewen, during an event to mark International Education Day in Tonga
Oceania Tonga An upgrade of Tonga's seismic network will cover five strategically located stations, where infrastructure improvements will help to better monitor and detect earthquakes thanks to work funded by the World Bank through the Pacific Resilience Programme
Oceania Tonga Community leaders on the island of Ovaka and Neiafu, Vava'u, received fishing boat engines, sewing machines, greenhouses and poultry facilities, donated by the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, to help increase the communities' livelihoods
Oceania Tonga The country will host its first Super Rugby match in May 2024, with Moana Pasifika and Highlanders clashing at Teufaiva Stadium
Oceania Tonga Vaiola Hospital Matron, Sr Akesa Halatanu, met again with the Minister of Health, Saia Piukala, to look at a nurses petition that was submitted to the Palace Office, in a protest to increase the nurses salary
Oceania Tonga The grant for the second international fibre optic cable to Tonga, which will be installed through Vava'u, was signed to celebrate Tonga Cable Ltd. 10th year in business
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 Tonga A ground-breaking ceremony took place in Matatoa, Tofoa, marking the start of construction of a new National Early Warning and Emergency Response Centre under the Pacific Resilience Programme project
Oceania Tonga According to the International Monetary Fund, Tonga's economy is performing well, but faces increasing headwinds, following the recovery from the volcanic eruptions of January 2022 and the opening of borders after the long blockade of Covid-19
Oceania Tonga A new mammograph for Tonga will be purchased with support from the Australian Government
Oceania Tonga At the end of a five-day visit to Tonga, which included a tour of the tsunami-affected areas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction declared that more resources are needed
Oceania Tonga Tonga's largest pig farm, called Season Farm at 'Utulau, is raising over 200 commercial pigs and more than 5,000 piglets, something that could lead to a reduction in high imports of poultry