Asia Turkmenistan The country is running a programme called "Enhancing Small Cattle Farming Efficiency to Minimise Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels"; a team from the FAO has come to oversee operations
Asia Thailand The Loy Krathong festival - the festival of lights, or lanterns - being held in the northern province of Sukhothai from 18 to 27 November, is expected to attract 750.000 tourists and generate up to 800 million baht in revenue (almost 21€ million)
Asia Turkey More than 46.000 permanent homes built in 11 cities affected by the 6 February earthquake will be handed over to their rightful owners by early 2024
Asia Oman New E-Gates have been installed at Muscat International Airport and will be operational this week
Asia Jordan The demand for agricultural products declined and sales fell by nearly 25% said the president of Jordan Valley Farmers Union; a slowdown in demand since the beginning of war in Gaza is normal consequence of the drop in consumer confidence
Asia Georgia Georgian journalist Tamuna Museridze has been included by the BBC in its list of the 100 most influential women of 2023, having uncovered, by searching for her biological parents, a black market in baby trafficking in Georgia in the 1950s
Asia Kazakhstan The country's locomotive fleet of 1.880 units has a wear level of 52%; 133 new locomotives were purchased this year
Asia Laos The Vientiane Capital Tourist Information Centre and Exhibition Hall of handicrafts and traditional products made under the 'One District One Product' initiative officially opened to the public
Asia Cyprus The government is taking “steady steps” to modernise and strengthen the National Guard, Defence Minister has declared, stressing Cyprus’ defence forces are passing through a “particularly difficult period”
Asia Taiwan The Ministry of the Environment has announced the introduction on 1 April 2024 of a set of regulations requiring local mobile phone suppliers to set up recycling facilities and assist users in these practices
Asia Azerbaijan Chingiz Farzaliyev, Azerbaijani artist and professor, director of the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, was awarded the 'Sharaf' Order for outstanding services to the development and promotion of Azerbaijan's fine arts
Asia Japan Citizens of the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Nepal and Myanmar will have to be tested for tuberculosis before entering Japan for stays longer than three months, the government plans to require for FY2024
Asia Iraq The Iraq Future Foundation for Economic Studies and Consultations has predicted that US goods exports to Iraq will exceed two billion dollars in 2023 for the first time in five years