Asia Cambodia The provinces of Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Svay Rieng are expected to become mine-free provinces by March 2023
Asia South Korea Concerns have been expressed by the President about eventual service failures of the nation's most popular message app KakaoTalk in an emergency such as war; the de facto key communication network has no countermeasures for its paralysis in an emergency
Asia Pakistan The Army’s Corps Commanders expressed ‘full confidence’ in the country’s robust nuclear command and control system and security of its strategic nuclear arms
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been named the winner of prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction for his second book 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' telling the story of war photographer murdered in the country's civil war
Asia Mongolia The head of the Parliament of Mongolia Gombojav Zandanshata, on mission to Turkey, met Turkish President Recep Erdogan in the capital Ankara
Asia Lebanon Lebanon and Israel have reached a 'historic' agreement to demarcate a disputed maritime border, following US-mediated negotiations, an agreement that 'promises to usher in a new era of prosperity and stability in the Middle East'
Asia Iran Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competed without a headscarf in a competition in Seoul, South Korea; she said she did so 'inadvertently' amid concerns for her safety after many thought she was supporting protesters
Asia Myanmar NETA Auto, a new-energy vehicle brand of Chinese company Hozon Auto, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Myanmar Grand Sirius Company Limited, marking its official entry into the country
Asia India The country will start manufacturing Russian Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles by the end of the year, produced by an Indo-Russian joint venture at a plant in Korwa, Uttar Pradesh
Asia Brunei Huawei Technologies in Brunei on Monday held a ceremony to officially launch its 'Seeds for the Future' 2022 programme at prestigious Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Asia United Arab Emirates Dubai Police recorded a 65% drop in the number of criminal complaints during the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year
Asia Vietnam Dong Tháp Province is trying to develop large-scale duck breeding by 2025, reducing small-scale and free-range breeding; more new duck breeding cooperatives and new links between farmers and companies will be created
Asia Uzbekistan A meeting was held between the leadership of the local branch of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade and representatives from Masdar (United Arab Emirates), dedicated to studying the progress of the photovoltaic plant project