Asia Syria Syrian Embassy in Minsk participated in the 30th Minsk International Book Fair with books in both Arabic and Russian languages, publications, cultural brochures, photographs, traditional costumes and handicrafts reflecting Syria's rich heritage
Asia Tajikistan The number of houses damaged by the earthquake in Tajikistan has reached 367, reports the Tajik Government's Emergency Committee
Asia Bhutan About 6.000 international tourists paying the new SDF fee have visited the country since the reopening of borders six months ago
Asia Qatar Record-breaking numbers of international arrivals have been registered in 2023: a total of 730.000 visitors entered Qatar this January and February, a 347% increase on 2022
Asia Cyprus The new online tax payment system Tax For All went live today, replacing the old Taxisnet system; to allow users to familiarise with it, the new submission date for filing tax returns from Q4 last year has been extended to April 26
Asia South Korea Total births have decreased over the past decade, shrinking from 471.000 in 2011 to 261.000 in 2021, while the rate of premature births grew from 6% to 9,2%; figures are published in new statistics from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Asia Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong begins today a week-long trip to China, his first in four years
Asia Nepal Public opinion questions the rationale of the national identity card, officially launched with a distribution campaign in 2018, as it will be a long time before the card replaces the citizenship certificate
Asia Cambodia Apsara National Authority and AJE reached an MoU on enhancing beauty, sanitation and the environment in the Angkor Archaeological Park focusing on two main points: waste management and go-green
Asia Georgia Prime Minister Garibashvili stated in Parliament that there have been many attempts to open a "second front", pushing for Georgia's involvement in the war, describing conspiracy theories as the greatest danger to the country
Asia Myanmar Myanmar authorities recently arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia; Muslim minority faces restrictions on travel within Myanmar, with rights groups saying they live in apartheid conditions
Asia East Timor The maiden flight of the first Timorese-flagged aircraft, an A320 operated by the national airline Aero Dili Transport Service S.A., took place on 20 March 2023
Asia Bangladesh Effective measures should be taken for the registration of online news portals, suggested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting