Asia Brunei The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism is drafting a Tourism Industry Roadmap and compiling a database of tourism products and services nationwide
Asia Brunei A guideline is in place to ease the workload of teachers in order to ensure quality education without compromise, according to the Education Minister
Asia Cambodia The Cambodian Mine Action Centre and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have agreed to continue cooperation on mine clearance in Cambodia
Asia China 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
Asia Indonesia 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
Asia Sri Lanka 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
Asia Thailand A bill to protect sex workers is being drafted to legalise the profession in a bid to prevent them from exploitation
Asia Tajikistan 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
Asia Vietnam Chợ Rẫy Hospital has the highest number of registered organ donors in the country, according to the National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation
Asia Uzbekistan 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
Asia United Arab Emirates 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
Asia Turkmenistan 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
Asia Philippines A US Armed Forces advance party, which will join the 2023 "Balikatan" exercises next month, will arrive in the Philippines on 20 March