Asia Vietnam The Prime Minister called for a basic and comprehensive digital transformation reform to improve labour productivity and the competitiveness of businesses and the nation
Asia Bahrain Tickets for the Backstreet Boys concert scheduled for 9 May at the Al Dana Amphitheater will be on sale from today; the concert is part of the band’s much-expected DNA Would Tour
Asia Mongolia National basketball team secured a place in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers after beating Singapore 73-49 in the second round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers in Group F
Asia Lebanon President of the Lebanese Pharmacists' Syndicate said in a statement that 'the expansion of the trade in smuggled drugs in Lebanon has led to a drop in imports of legal medicines to almost a quarter, resulting in a decrease in revenue for Syndicate
Asia Israel There have now been eight consecutive weeks of Israelis across the country demonstrating against the government over judicial reform, with dozens of arrests
Asia Iraq Tigris and Euphrates rivers have seen a sharp drop in their levels in the south of the country, officials said, pledging to take urgent measures to alleviate the water shortage
Asia Iran Three Iranian players won medals at the 1st Asia-Pacific Rapid Chess Championship for the Deaf, including two gold medals, one male and one female
Asia India Member of Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee, Jayanth R Varma, expressed concern about India's pace of economic growth, describing it as 'very fragile', possibly lower than it needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce
Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan defeated Maldives in the third match and clinched a place in the semifinals of the Four-Nation Volleyball Cup
Asia Turkmenistan Nominations of candidates for parliamentary deputies have been concluded; according to the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, the right to nominate candidates rests with political parties registered before election day, as well as with citizens' groups
Asia East Timor MAPCOMS, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Social Communication, opens in Turiscai a Community Radio Voice Proclaimer dedicated to Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Asia Indonesia The Garut regency administration in West Java, an area with 49,94 milioni residents, has declared an “extraordinary occurrence” of diphtheria in its jurisdiction after seven patiens are suspected to have died from the infectious disease