Asia Cambodia PM expressed optimism that Cambodia will achieve its vision in accordance with the National Strategic Plan for Mine Action 2018-2025 and the goal of a mine-free state by 2025
Asia Turkey The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake has exceeded 45.000 in Turkey only, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said, while geologists warned that another strong tremor could hit the country's industrial northwest
Asia United Arab Emirates The 29th Dubai Boat Show - underway these days in Dubai with 1.000 exhibiting companies and brands from over 60 countries - is the largest maritime show in the Middle East
Asia Syria World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria devastated by last month's earthquake for the first time since the disaster
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's national company KazTransOil has started receiving Kazakh oil to be transported to Germany
Asia Mongolia As of 1 February, there were 131 elderly people aged 100 years or older living in Mongolia, according to the country's National Statistical Committee, of whom 114 are women
Asia Yemen At a high-level conference in Geneva, international donors pledged $1,2 billion to support a humanitarian response plan to help 17,3 million people in Yemen this year
Asia Iran UN Nuclear Observatory inspectors have found uranium particles enriched to 83,7% at Iran's underground nuclear site in Fordo, according to a report seen by the Associated Press
Asia India A temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala has introduced a mechanical elephant donated by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals India and actress Parvathy Thiruvothu to perform its rituals, in a pledge to stop using live animals for celebrations
Asia Iraq UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Iraq for his first visit in six years as a sign of "solidarity" after a long political crisis in the country
Asia North Korea Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater for the six tests at the Punggye-ri site between 2006 and 2017
Asia Japan A working group within the Ministry of Justice has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16, part of a wider review of Japan's sex crime laws, after several rape acquittals in 2019 sparked protests
Asia Taiwan The Wall Street Journal reported in the last days that the US would increases troops deployed to train Taiwan's military in support of a specific programme, speaking of quadrupled numbers of soldiers involved