Asia North Korea According to Dailynk, people who violate the night curfew in regions along the China-North Korea border would be reportedly punished with forced labour; local police in North Hamgyong Province would have reportedly arrested around 30 residents so far
Asia Yemen A bodybuilding competition was held earlier this month in Sanaa, currently under the control of the Houthis
Asia Uzbekistan Over 310.000 Russian citizens have entered Uzbekistan in the first nine months of the year according to the Migration and Citizenship Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Asia Vietnam Organised by the INTECH Group, the first Cleanfact 2022, a two-day event in November, will be a venue for product and service providers to showcase and demonstrate products and solutions useful to customers
Asia China Apple's iPhone production could drop by 30% due to Covid containment measures affecting the main Chinese factory in Zhengzhou, central China, which employs around 200.000 people
Asia Bhutan Indian Railways delivered the first consignment of goods to Bhutan via a multimodal route, with 75 utility vehicles purchased from Bhutan being transported
Asia Brunei Mandatory carbon emission reporting for industries will be introduced by the end of 2022, the Brunei Climate Change Secretariat (BCCS) said
Asia North Korea North Korea's use of nuclear weapons will 'end' Kim's regime, according to latest US defence review, while calling for continued pressure on North Korea to denuclearise the peninsula
Asia Tajikistan A decree by the mayor of Dushanbe will impose restrictions on the entry of vehicles carrying passengers from the regions, seeking to regulate the entry of cars and improve the quality of services
Asia Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Bayramov met with the heads of EU diplomatic representations in Azerbaijan to exchange views on the current cooperation agenda in the political, economic, energy, investment, education
Asia Georgia Rules will be established for media representatives in spaces belonging to the Patriarchate and accreditation will be required on major holidays, said the head of the Patriarchate of Georgia's Public Relations Service
Asia Pakistan Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Pakistan's main problem was the creation of a system by a few thousand elite families that worked well for them taking into little consideration others
Asia Sri Lanka Two charter flights carrying essential medicines donated by China arrived in Colombo, third consignment from China this year after the deliveries of June and September