Asia Philippines The Catholic Church in the Philippines passed important resolutions to strengthen campaigns for 'integral ecology', stating that it has consistently sounded the alarm on environmental abuses in the country
Asia Azerbaijan A 3500-year-old settlement, the first rest-stop with kitchen and tableware to sit and feed hundreds ever excavated to date, has emerged at Tava Tepe, along the river Kura, thanks to the GaRKAP archaeological mission
Asia China As public concern continues to grow after reports by The Beijing News revealed mixed use of tankers for edible and chemical oil, the office of the State Council's Food Safety Committee has set up a joint investigation team
Asia South Korea A 20 June petition demanding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol for ‘the omnishambles that South Korea is facing’ has generated thousands of signatures, setting the conditions for a parliamentary committee to hold two hearings to deal with it
Asia East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta acknowledged Cuba's medical support to his country and the training of health professionals; out of all 1.300 doctors in East Timor, over a thousand were trained by Cuban professors
Asia Japan Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were halted for hours on Saturday afternoon due to a power failure, as a sweltering heat wave hit the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago; the stop affected around 97.000 travelers
Asia India A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment, a research organisation based in New Delhi, monitoring extreme weather events last year, found that the country experienced such events on 314 days out of 365
Asia Lebanon Acting Minister of Public Works Ali Hamieh will today announce the launch of bus services on designated routes in all Lebanese regions
Asia Kyrgyzstan To control the activities of mining companies, the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security initiated the creation of the state enterprise Jalal-Abad ken Bailyktary
Asia Vietnam With the increase in the number of tourists visiting Ha Noi, the city's luxury hotels are launching a series of special offers to boost sales; the goal is to attract 27 million visitors in 2024, generating around $4,2 billion in tourism revenue
Asia Singapore The Land Transport Authority will waive the registration fee for electric vehicle chargers used for short-term purposes, up to two months, with expected savings for companies of up to $600 per charger
Asia Armenia Russia, the United Arab Emirates and China continue to dominate as country's trading partners from January to May 2024, collectively accounting for over 73% of the total foreign trade turnover according to latest figures from Statistical Committee
Asia Bangladesh 9.500 flood-affected families in four districts - Gaibandha, Kurigram, Sirajganj and Jamalpur - received cash aid from the United Nations Population Fund