Asia Cambodia More than 113.000 people are expected to benefit from improved water supply infrastructure following the approval of a new World Bank-supported project
Asia Brunei The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education will send a contingent of 32 athletes and 23 officials to represent the Sultanate at the 21st ASEAN University Games 2024 from 25 June to 6 July, in Surabaya and Malang, Indonesia
Asia Bahrain The country will host the 29th edition of Routes World 2024, a global aviation industry event, in autumn, marking its debut in the region, at Exhibition World Bahrain
Asia Azerbaijan The Forum for Cooperation between Azerbaijani NGOs, organised by the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations in cooperation with the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan, will begin its work today at the Zangilan Congress Centre
Asia Afghanistan Needing a win to avoid elimination, the country unexpectedly beat Australia to keep its semi-final hopes alive at the T20 Cricket World Cup
Asia Jordan 68 burial permits, at the request of their families, have been granted to Jordanian pilgrims to be buried in Mecca, thus facilitating concerned Saudi authorities that have begun the procedures for burying pilgrims who died in the country
Asia Cyprus The Church of Cyprus will hold a series of events to mark the 50-year anniversary of the Turkish invasion, Archbishop Georgios said, to stress the point that there is strong opposition to the fait accompli, no matter how many years have passed
Asia South Korea A survey conducted with 130 presidents of universities showed 52,7% saw attracting foreign students as a key to secure operations of their institutes, as more and more universities in South Korea face financial crises due to a shrinking student population
Asia Laos State Inspection Authority identified development and investment projects, particularly roads and bridges, as primary sources of fraud, notice the loss of large sums of money to corruption
Asia North Korea North Korean soldiers briefly trespassed on South Korean territory, for the third time in a fortnight, and returned to their country after the SK military had broadcast warnings and fired warning shots; according to SK, the trespassing was accidental
Asia Japan The number of people who required assistance on Japanese mountains hit a record 3.568 cases in 2023, police remind at the start of this summer season, as climbers return to Mount Fuji and other popular peaks after the full easing of COVID-19 restrictions