Asia Philippines The 100 million seedling project of the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Coconut Authority will begin this month and guidelines are being drafted
Asia Israel The Sheba Medical Centre Gala at the Hotel Hermitage raised more than half a million euros for the Middle East's largest hospital treating sick children and refugees, the Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Israel
Asia Singapore The Teachers' Day school holiday has been rescheduled to 11 September due to the presidential election polling day, which will fall on 1 September if there is a contest
Asia Uzbekistan Authorities are aiming to halve the number of road accidents with serious consequences by 2030, according to the draft Uzbekistan-2030 strategy, which, however, does not include parameters for reducing deaths and injuries
Asia Turkmenistan Kurash World Cup will be held at the Ashgabat Olympic Village Martial Arts Sports Complex from 23 to 28 November 2023 organised by the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports together with the International Kurash Association
Asia Mongolia The NGO 'Digital Citizen Participation' is conducting an international film development programme called 'Filmt Nomad', sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the National Film Council of Mongolia
Asia Yemen The transfer of more than one million barrels of oil from an old oil tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, averting an environmental disaster, the United Nations said
Asia Vietnam Ca Mau, the largest shrimp-producing province in the country, is intensifying the development of brands for special products and specifically identified products, including tiger prawns and mud crabs
Asia Myanmar Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains claimed five lives and forced some 48.000 people to flee their homes, the Ministry of Relief said
Asia Iran Executions for political reasons are increasing at a fast pace, according to the Centre for Human Rights in Iran, which reports 17 executions in the last 10 months, adding that they were mostly young people with 'blatantly illegal' prosecution
Asia Iraq Iraq's official media regulator has ordered all media and social media companies operating in the state not to use the term "homosexuality" and instead say "sexual deviance"
Asia Nepal A daily meal programme is underway in 251 community schools in Bajura with financial support from the World Food Programme and non-governmental organisations Mercy Corps and Gift Nepal
Asia Israel Two female sea turtles have returned to the Mediterranean Sea after six months recovering from injuries in the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, run by the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority