Asia Taiwan The Council of Ministers approved a revised plan to subsidise childcare by extending it to high-income families, with the aim of increasing Taiwan's declining birth rate
Asia Turkmenistan A new agreement with Georgia aims at creating a bilateral legal framework for the implementation of international air traffic between the two countries
Asia Japan 244.940 primary and middle school students across Japan were absent for 30 or more days in FY2021, an increase of 24,9% from the previous year and marking highest level ever recorded, according to government data
Asia Jordan Reham Al Zughier, founder of the non-profit organisation “C-Path” designed to create opportunities for young men and women, was awarded Best Jordanian Startup Founder of the Year at the Jordan Start-up Expo 2022
Asia Mongolia Between 14 and 20 October, the mining industry exported 1.047,1 thousand tonnes of coal through 8.228 vehicles and 1.250 containers, a 1,6-fold increase compared to the same period last year
Asia Palestine The country won six medals in the Arab Chess Championship for age groups held in Syria, with player Randa Sedar being crowned with the gold medal in the 10-year-old female category
Asia Syria Syrian and Russian troops conducted joint military exercises in Syria, involving ground and air forces, Syrian state media reported
Asia Saudi Arabia A delegation from the Saudi Ministry for the Hajj and Umrah visited the ANTARA news agency in Jakarta to explore the possibility of cooperating in disseminating information about Saudi culture to the Indonesian community
Asia Singapore 33,1% of parents are hesitant to have their children vaccinated against Covid-19, with fathers more hesitant than mothers; the data result from a survey by a team of pediatricians from Khoo Teck Puat National University's Paediatric Medical Institute
Asia Cambodia 2,2 million Cambodian children - 37,1% of the total child population - are exposed to the high frequency of heatwaves, according to a UNICEF press release
Asia Armenia The Armenian government will do everything possible to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan by the end of the year, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament during question time
Asia Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged businessmen to do business with their country and its people in mind, during an exchange with the country's importers and exporters of consumer goods
Asia Nepal Balgopaleshwor Temple will remain open this year on Bhai Tika day, the last of the five days of the Tihar festival, with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City making all preparations to open the temple from morning today