Asia Laos Social media has recently ignited a heated debate on disciplinary practices in schools, particularly those run by the state and located in rural Laos, for practices that are often considered outdated and inappropriate
Asia North Korea In defiance of UN resolutions, Vladimir Putin paid homage to Marshal Kim Jong-un with a luxury limousine made in Russia, 'as a demonstration of their special relationship', as the North Korean state media writes
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia said Israel's actions in the Palestinian Territories are 'legally indefensible' at the second day of the International Court of Justice hearing
Asia Japan A traditional rice-planting dance was performed on 18 February at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture; the shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake
Asia East Timor The President of the Republic, José Ramos-Horta, swore in Sérgio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai as the new Minister of Justice of the 9th Constitutional Government at a ceremony held at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace in Dili
Asia Armenia The ECW First Emergency Response grant, provided by UNICEF, will support the Armenian government's refugee response plan with $1 million and improve access to early education services for refugee and host community children
Asia Kuwait Implementing fingerprinting for teaching staff in the Ministry of Education to control malpractice has been proposed by former Education Minister Dr. Badr Al-Issa, sparking a parliamentary and media storm
Asia North Korea A North Korean art festival scheduled for April will not feature live performances by foreign participants this year, the DPRK Ministry of Culture said
Asia Pakistan On Monday, the services of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were interrupted for the third consecutive day in Pakistan
Asia Palestine Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and has been implementing an apartheid policy against the Palestinians for years, Palestinian Foreign Minister Maliki said at the opening of 6 days of hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories
Asia Qatar In an effort to address evolving paediatric nutrition concepts related to metabolic diseases, Qatar University will host its second Child Nutrition Conference on 21-22 February at the College of Education building
Asia Saudi Arabia MEFIC Capital unveiled the Saudi Film Fund, with a capital injection of SR 375 million ($100 million) and 40% of its budget coming from the Kingdom's Cultural Development Fund, to elevate Saudi cinema
Asia Singapore About one-fifth of all physical crime cases recorded in Singapore last year were shoplifting, making it one of the main 'crimes of concern'