Asia Armenia At a meeting with Mexican senators, the President addressed the blockade of the Lachin humanitarian corridor, expressing gratitude for the adoption of the document on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Senate of Mexico
Asia Azerbaijan Azerbaijani President received the head of the Turkish defence company Baykar in Baku, emphasising the achievements of the Turkish defence industry in recent years and the role of Turkish products in the destruction of Armenian military equipment
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to provide the best support to traders who suffered huge losses in the devastating Bangabazar fire in the capital
Asia Bahrain Lawmakers asked the government to review salaries in the public and private sectors every five years to assess the impact of inflation and improve living standards
Asia Turkmenistan EU-funded Central Asia Border Management Programme held a national workshop for criminal intelligence officers in Turkmenistan in Ashgabat
Asia Singapore Singapore's Jurong Bird Park is moving 3.500 animals to their new home in Mandai, 400 species, after a year of planning and four months of moving
Asia Afghanistan The country has been ranked in position 137 out of 137 nations according to the latest World Happiness Report
Asia Thailand Regents International School in Pattaya adopts the International Primary Curriculum, a learning experience combining high standards and benchmarks of English National Curriculum with globally recognised International Primary Curriculum
Asia Oman Bawshar Central Blood Bank said there is an urgent need to donate blood due to the sharp drop in the number of donors during the holy month of Ramadhan
Asia Nepal Farmers in the Panchthar district are busy preparing the fields and planting the paddy rice seedlings; this rice has great significance, as the harvest is often used for the celebrations of various festivals that begin later
Asia Japan Over one million people in the country are self-enclosed, a phenomenon so acute that it has its own word: hikikomori, or 'shut-in'; professor Seiko Goto developed a method and community center to help them
Asia Yemen The truce between the warring factions in Yemen is "largely holding", but is still in danger of collapsing due to intense fighting in Marib and Shabwa, according to UN envoy Hans Grundberg
Asia United Arab Emirates Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Al-Mansoori has become the first Arab to be appointed to the key role of augmentation leader for an expedition to the International Space Station