Over 2 tons of supplies including school supplies, clothing, cooking utensils, fishing gear, toys, long life meals and water pumps have been delivered by the US Coast Guard to the atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia

A nuclear-capable missile that China test-fired from a submarine flew over multiple Pacific nations and south of FSM; China had called the launch "routine", but was not announced by the agreed 48-hours notification

Partnership with Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation OFCF has been reaffirmed committing for sustainable fisheries development and strengthening coastal communities; key topic discussed, the installation of ice-making machines on Moch and Fanapanges

A Drought Information Statement from National Weather Service in Guam covers Micronesia's Yap State, urging residents to monitor their water supplies in view of drier-than-normal weeks; forecasts say rain will return later this year when El Niño develops

NEC's East Micronesia Cable System EMCS is now completed; the submarine cable connects three Pacific island nations and in the Federated States of Micronesia has been handed over to FSM Telecommunications Cable Corporation FSMTCC