Asia

The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mongolia hosted a meeting to present the programme Promoting and Upscaling Digital Solutions for Enhancing Women Enterprise Growth and Resilience

North Korean athletes will skip the Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou, in a decision taken by the country after it was informed that it would not be able to fly its flag at the competition due to non-compliance with anti-doping regulations

The country is observing official public mourning for a period of three days for the victims who died in the attack on the al-Mamdani hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources organised a seminar dedicated to the legal and regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage, in cooperation with the National Petroleum Authority and the International Finance Corporation

The gaming industry, currently growing in Indonesia, is estimated at Rp25 trillion (US$1,59 billion) in revenues for 2022; however, 99,5% went to foreign companies while the share of domestic gaming industry players was recorded at only 0,5%

A process has begun to release Single Super Phosphate into the country as a replacement for Triple Super Phosphate or Sludge, which is used to provide the phosphorus needed for paddy cultivation and other crops

Vietnam's new e-visa policy, which came into force on 15 August 2023 and extended the validity of electronic tourist visas to 90 days from 30, has facilitated group tours and the so called MICE tourism - meetings, incentives, conferences and events

The President of Turkmenistan invited CIS countries to the first meeting on security in Central Asia, stating that recent international events clearly show that peacekeeping, strengthening security and stability will be the main priorities of world policy

eTree, a digital platform designed to help growers register correctly the trees they are growing to sell as timber, was launched by the Royal Forest Department and FAO

Azerbaijan is among the 20 countries suffering the most from water shortages, announced the representative of the FAo

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has asked International Monetary Fund representatives to help support the local garment industry

An old McDonald's Singapore menu from the 1980s recently resurfaced on social media, leaving netizens marvelling at the low prices back then