Asia India Audi India has launched an app to help customers of its e-tron range access charging points across the country
Asia Mongolia Prime Minister issued an order to take measures to equalise the salaries of employees in the culture, sports and health sectors with those in the education and science sectors
Asia Uzbekistan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a $19,3 million loan to ACWA Power Wind Karatau for the construction of a 100 MW wind farm in Karakalpakstan
Asia Turkey The Ministry of Culture and Tourism intends to complete work on all cultural structures damaged by the 6 February earthquake within three years, a senior official said
Asia Tajikistan Three new drinking water supply systems and three school latrines have been officially handed over by USAID and AKF to the authorities in Qubodiyon district, providing uninterrupted access to clean water to over 10.000 people
Asia Indonesia The country, the world's largest palm oil exporter, urged importing countries to recognise and pay the premium for sustainably produced palm oil rather than boycott the widely used oil, whose production critics say has been linked to deforestation
Asia Afghanistan Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed Mawlawi Abdul Kabir as the new interim prime minister of Afghanistan in a special decree
Asia Brunei The country has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), five years after signing the wide-ranging trade agreement, which covers a free trade area worth $13,5 trillion
Asia Taiwan The legislature passed amendments to the Criminal Code increasing the penalties for crimes associated with organized fraud and human trafficking, with special focus on crime groups luring people abroad, holding them captive and forcing into illegal work
Asia United Arab Emirates The Central Bank of the UAE imposed administrative sanctions on eight banks operating in the country following their failure to comply with the regulator’s did guidelines on not granting loans to select organisations
Asia Kazakhstan Issues relating to the development of manufacturing industry were discussed during PM's meeting with representatives of medium-sized enterprises, where he reminded that they must become the driver of growth in Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry
Asia Palestine 80% of Palestinians surveyed in a new YouGov poll favoured a Chinese role in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, while the US is seen as the least favoured option
Asia Nepal Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest mountain on Sunday morning for his 26th successful ascent of the world's highest peak, equalling Kami Rita's record