Asia North Korea Kim Jong-un will meet Vladimir Putin in Russia and discuss sending North Korean weapons to Moscow; he would be travelling by armoured train to Vladivostok, according to US officials cited by the New York Times
Asia Oman A two-day international forum on frankincense and medicinal plants will be held September 3 and 4 at Dhofar University to revive frankincense cultivation and to support advanced ways of research and development on medicinal plants
Asia Indonesia US snacks and beverages giant PepsiCo will return to snack production in Indonesia two years after closing a joint venture in the country, starting construction of a new production plant in the city of Cikarang, West Java
Asia Philippines A total of 2.168 cases of leptospirosis were recorded from 1 January to 22 July this year, a 52% increase from the 1.423 cases recorded during the same period in 2022, with 233 deaths
Asia Armenia Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago have been established with a ceremony held on August 29 at the Permanent Representation of Armenia to the United Nations
Asia Syria In a significant display of public dissatisfaction that has grown over the past week, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Syria, demanding the immediate resignation of President Bashar al-Assad
Asia Sri Lanka An escalation of murders and robberies has led the police, in cooperation with Special Task Force, to launch operations to crack down on organised criminals and individuals linked to them to gain completely control within 6 months
Asia Mongolia Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday for the first papal visit to the nation, which only has 1.450 Roman Catholics
Asia Jordan To combat the proliferation of smoking in Jordan, specifically among young individuals, actions will be escalated upon specific directives by His Majesty King Abdullah
Asia South Korea 7 in 10 Koreans oppose Fukushima water release; Korea, which banned imports on Fukushima seafood, said it would file complaint with IMO on Fukushima issue if Japan reneges on original release plan
Asia Bangladesh The long-awaited Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport-Farmgate section of the elevated expressway will be inauguratee today by PM Sheikh Hasina and it will be open to traffic from tomorrow
Asia India The country is expected to ban mills from exporting sugar in the upcoming season beginning in October, halting shipments for the first time in seven years, as a lack of rain has reduced cane harvests
Asia Yemen Lightning killed 45 people in Yemen in July, according to FAO; local media reported almost the same number of lightning-related deaths in August