Asia

The WHO has accused China of hiding data for years on raccoon contagions that could explain the origin of Covid-19, data that has now disappeared

The Jenderal Kunarto Volleyball Center in Sentul, Bogor, Indonesia, has been judged one of the best volleyball development centers in the world in the opinion of the president of the International Volleyball Federation

The Sri Lanka Tea Board, with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan, showcased “Ceylon Tea” at the 48th International Food and Beverage Exhibition FOODEX 2023 in Tokyo

A bill to protect sex workers is being drafted to legalise the profession in a bid to prevent them from exploitation

The Committee to Protect Journalists took position saying that Tajik authorities should release journalist Khurshed Fozilov and stop prosecuting journalists in retaliation for their work

Chợ Rẫy Hospital has the highest number of registered organ donors in the country, according to the National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation

Islamic Development Bank contributed $200 million for the implementation of the Sustainable Rural Development, a plan for rural areas with the active participation of the local population

The House of Wisdom has inaugurated the 'House of Wisdom Network', a pioneering initiative to expand the reach of books to a wider slice of the community

Iranian truck traffic to Turkmenistan has resumed after three years at the Bajgiran border crossing in the city of Ghuchan; the break was due to pandemic restrictions

A US Armed Forces advance party, which will join the 2023 "Balikatan" exercises next month, will arrive in the Philippines on 20 March

The country has reported its first polio case of 2023, at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease

Hyundai Construction Equipment must take immediate action to prevent its products from being involved in demolitions in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said in a recent report

The UN refugee agency has helped Myanmar junta officials travel to Bangladesh for repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees, while saying conditions in the country remain unsafe for their return