Asia

UNICEF Laos celebrated its 50th anniversary; in 1973 the peace agreement between the Royal Government of Laos and the communist Pathet Lao marked the end of the Laotian civil war and laid the foundation for UNICEF's entry into Laos

Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stated that nearly 59.000 Palestinians have been injured in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war, reporting a very high number of amputees, especially among children

Professionals in Supplementary Medical Service have launched a token strike against the government’s decision to not provide them with Disturbance, Availability and Transport

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbagh urged the UN to act to stop Israeli violations and aggression against Syria's national sovereignty

A new endemic species of balitorid fish has been discovered in the Kaoping River in southern Taiwan, said the Yushan National Park headquarters

Majlisi Milli President Rustam Emomali, who is also mayor of Dushanbe, visited the Iran House of Innovation and Technology in Tehran as part of his official visit to Iran

Turkmenistan Airlines will launch flights from Ashgabat to Jeddah (Turkmenistan-Saudi Arabia) three times a week starting 16 February 2024; Turkmenistan Airlines is the country's only national airline and flies to ten destinations in Europe and Asia

The Dubai Street Naming Committee announced a new mechanism to find distinctive names for streets, incorporating elements of the emirate's heritage, identity and futuristic aspirations, with combinations of names and numbers to identify internal streets

Qatar Red Crescent Society aims at improving lives of 4.683 vulnerable and displaced people training heads of 669 households; the project, in cooperation with Yemeni counterpart, will take place in Shabwah, Hadramaut, Al-Mahrah, Hajjah and Sanaa

To ensure a fair and transparent Senate election, comprehensive guidelines for regional election commissions and political parties have been issued by the National Election Committee

iPhone sales in China fell more than 30% year-on-year in the first week of January, while competitors such as Xiaomi and Huawei 'remained much stronger' with flat sales, according to a note from analysts at Jefferies

18,5% of vehicles in Jordan are electric or hybrid and accounted for over 50% of car customs in the first ten months of 2023; with growing demand for electric cars, instructions for the management of consumed batteries and their trading have been issued

5% of GDP of Mongolia will be spent for the education sector, with Ministry of Education and Science of Mongolia set to finance 442 educational and science projects in 2024