Asia Cambodia Plans to phase out the use of flatbed trucks to transport factory workers to and from work have been announced; by 2027 they will be implemented to reduce the rate of road accidents by using appropriate means such as buses
Asia East Timor Two warships are planned to be sent to East Timor, as well as Cambodia, from mid-May to mid-June, revealed the Chinese Ministry of Defence, to facilitate the training of local naval cadets and promote mutual trust between the two navies
Asia Kazakhstan Sales volume in the e-commerce market in 2023 reached $5,3 billion according to a study by Strategy&, +79% on 2022
Asia Japan The city of Fujikawaguchiko has started building a large black screen on a stretch of pavement to block the spectacular view of Mount Fuji; the measure intends to repel flocking tourists, as they often behave inappropriately
Asia Iran Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival with 'Evil does not exist', accused of plotting against national security by making films and documentaries against the regime is sentenced to caning and five years in prison
Asia Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Madinah to pray at the Prophet's Mosque while on official visit to Saudi Arabia
Asia Iraq Iraq has demanded that the UN assistance mission, established after the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, ends its work by the end of 2025, saying it is no longer needed because Iraq has made significant progress towards stability
Asia Bahrain The 13th edition of the Bahrain National Robotics Competition closed with 354 students participating and in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa Vice President of the General Authority of Sport
Asia Georgia Today, 11 May, at the Expo Georgia exhibition centre in Tbilisi, the country celebrates its first Europe Day as an EU candidate country
Asia Taiwan A National Taiwan University study reveals that breathing polluted air carries a higher risk of lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day; lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths with 17.000 new cases and 10.000 deaths per year
Asia Tajikistan A project to introduce electronic public transport throughout the country was launched with support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Asia Uzbekistan Uzbekistan's Airports Authority recorded a +42% increase in passenger traffic in Q1 of 2024 with 3,1 million passengers
Asia Vietnam The country attracted a total of $6,28 billion in foreign investment in the first four months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 7,4% and reaching the highest level in five years for the same period