Asia

Uniqlo Malaysia - local branch of the Japanese Company - renovated its flagship outlet with the debut of Malaysia's first Uniqlo Coffee kiosk

The Legal and Financial Committee of the Kuwait Municipal Council gave the go-ahead to a proposal on the translation of municipal regulations into English, emphasising the need for rapid completion of the translation project

Co-Rapporteurs of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly for the Monitoring of Armenia's Obligations and Commitments called on the Council to support Armenia in "enormous challenges" for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and in pursuing democratic reforms

The book 'Şuşa - zirvədən uca' (Shusha - higher than the peak), a book recounting the country's history, was presented at the Turkish Presidential Library in Ankara in an event organised by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture

Hundreds of luxurious local and international jewellery and watch brands participated in the five-day Jewellery Arabia and Scent Arabia 2023 exhibition, which opened at Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir

HMC's emergency departments received more than 700.000 visits in 2022; efforts to improve the level of care resulted in a reduction of waiting time for patients to be seen by a doctor to less than one hour after arrival

A ban on alcohol consumption has been implemented in seven major national parks in northern Thailand in order to reduce littering and maintain a peaceful environment for visitors

The four presidential candidates have all proposed policies on Taiwan's energy future, with broad agreement on the importance of renewable energy but considerable disagreement on whether Taiwan should continue to use nuclear power and in what form

A sudden spike in petrol and liquefied natural gas prices has led to an increase in public transport fares in some regions of Tajikistan, up to a 25% rise in shared minibus taxi fares in Khorog

The country has started planning to recruit graduate teachers and teaching assistants to fill vacancies in Tamil language schools

President Solih awarded the Most Distinguished Foreign Service Medal to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khaleel, and to the Foreign Secretary, Latheef, after a long period of service in the Foreign Service, 41 years in the case of Khaleel

80 million head of livestock in Mongolia, owned by 142.500 households, will winter across the country in 2023-2024, announced the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Industry

The Centre for Preparatory Studies at Sultan Qaboos University inaugurated its IELTS Open Centre, affiliated to the British Council of Oman, thus strengthening the long-lasting partnership between the BC and the SQU