Asia

Bank ABC was declared 'Bank of the Year in Bahrain - 2023' by The Banker - Financial Times for the third time

The number of aspirants from minority communities for the forthcoming national elections is higher than in previous polls; along ruling Awami League and opposition Jatiya Party, 3 new political and 3 Islamist parties nominated members of minorities

The East Kazakhstan region is preparing to build a water reservoir on the Kenderlik River and to reconstruct two more reservoirs in Uideninskiy and Kandysu; 40% of the country's reservoirs are concentrated in the region

The government has proposed to allow Housing and Development Board households to own up to two cats per flat, thus reversing the 34-year ban on owning cats in public flats

The Democratic Progressive Party held a massive election rally with over 10.000 people in Taipei to urge citizens to vote for Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim in the 2024 presidential election, to be held in January

President Emomali Rahmon proposed the creation of a glacier study centre, recalling that his country is fast losing many glaciers, more than 1.000 in recent decades, mainly due to the increasing impact of global warming

With up to $24,5 million in funding, 'Feeding Nepal's Future' will work to simplify access to agricultural inputs and contribute to the country's overall agricultural development, USAID said

Pakistan has agreed to assist the country in fulfilling President Mohamed Muizzu's commitment to plant 5 million trees, in an agreement reached on the sidelines of COP28

Sumatra's Mount Marapi, with a summit height of 2.891 metres, erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash some three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers

The second round of the simultaneous clean-up series, jointly conducted by students, teachers, partner organisations and environmental association Sadagi, took place; of the 170 schools involved, only 39 were selected for logistical and financial problems

The Yemeni armed forces have pledged to resume operations against targets deep inside the territories occupied by Israel in 1948, saying they will stop attacks as soon as Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip comes to a 'complete halt'

Five of the country's busiest airports will install a non-stop automatic toll collection system for incoming and outgoing cars, after the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam approved the investment