USP Samoa Open Day: Thousands of secondary students and visitors from 30+ colleges turned out for the USP Savaii Centre and Samoa Campus annual Open Day, themed “Where Culture Meets Excellence,” with advising, career pathways and scholarship info drawing strong interest from future commerce students. Regional Climate Finance: The Green Climate Fund says it has doubled Pacific commitments to about US$1b over three years and is considering more support as demand rises, while pushing reforms to make access simpler and cheaper. Pacific Tuna & Food Security: FFA and SPC launched the “Tuna Bites” campaign for World Tuna Day and Pacific Tuna Month, using a country-by-country culinary competition across Samoa and other Pacific states to spotlight tuna’s role in diets, livelihoods and revenues. Samoa in Pacific Leadership: Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister told the Pacific Leaders’ Dialogue that practical cooperation should focus on digital/AI governance, renewable energy, climate leadership and stronger regional support mechanisms. Pacific Security Funding: Australia pledged $600m for Pacific maritime and aerial surveillance under the Waqa Moana Initiative to target narco-submarines and small vessels feeding drugs toward Australia. Crypto Transparency (Local): Phemex says it released a September Proof-of-Reserves report showing reserve ratios above 100% for major assets, while HTX DAO announced a $10m Genesis Program for its crypto-AI ecosystem.