Asia Vietnam The children of police martyrs, the adopted children of the Police Women's Union and Municipal Police, and the children of officers and soldiers who won national and international awards during the academic year 2023-2024 were visited by President To Lam
Asia Yemen The Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Yemen welcomed Sanaa's unilateral humanitarian initiative for the release of prisoners of war from the other side
Asia Bahrain According to the Global Youth Development Index 2023, the country ranks second in the Arab world and third in the Middle East and North Africa region
Asia India Tech giant Google will soon begin producing its Pixel smartphones in an existing Foxconn factory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu; the country has emerged as a key destination for global companies seeking to diversify supply lines outside of China
Asia Turkey An Earthquake Humanitarian Fund for Turkey is a platform provided by the government to enable the public to donate financial aid and allow various parties to organise charitable activities for the Turkish population affected by the earthquake in 2023
Asia Azerbaijan $5 billion from international lending institutions will be borrowed over the next few years for large infrastructure projects, including in the territories conquered in a lightning military offensive in September, the finance minister told Reuters
Asia Sri Lanka The newly built cardiology and nephrology units at the Vavuniya district general hospital were inaugurated with the support of the Dutch government, and represent an investment initiated in 2019 to strengthen the health service
Asia Syria The European Union pledged more than €2 billion to support displaced Syrians, but rejected the idea that they could return home because of instability under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's consumer confidence index rebounded in May, up 8,83 from April, mainly due to a bullish stock market, according to the latest monthly Taiwanese Consumer Confidence Index report published by the National Central University
Asia United Arab Emirates UAE operators cannot receive applications or requests for Haj or Umrah without the prior approval of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments and salty fines have been announced for the misuse of pilgrimage services
Asia Jordan The Jordan Economic Forum covered strategies for advancing economic ties between Jordan and the EU in a dedicated meeting that saw the participation of a number of EU ambassadors
Asia Georgia High school students from seven public schools were engaged in monitoring dolphins on the Black Sea coast in Georgia, tracking and recording their presence every 10 days
Asia East Timor PM Xanana Gusmão appointed Agio Pereira, Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, as interlocutor for discussions on the development of Greater Sunrise, the the gas and condensate fields located 140km from Timor-Leste