Asia Turkey The country risks being expelled from the Council of Europe, a major human rights body, after it failed to implement a 2019 court ruling to release businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala
Asia Afghanistan Women have banned from visiting all parks in Kabul, further excluding them activities out of home; a spokesman for the Ministry of Vice and Virtue reportedly said that managers of parks in the capital have been told not to let women in
Asia Syria The highest number of repatriations from Syria of women and children of various foreign nationalities, considered close to the Islamic State organisation (ISIS), was recorded in 2022, Kurdish-Syrian authorities reportedly told Syrian media
Asia Sri Lanka In a joint statement, UN agencies in Colombo said they had raised $79 million to feed the needy, but the growing number of poor people makes an additional $70 million necessary
Asia Malaysia Malaysia Airlines has signed a number of strategic memoranda of understanding with key tourism partners such as Tourism Malaysia and state tourism authorities, including Penang, Sabah and Sarawak Tourism
Asia Kazakhstan According to latest survey by Ernst & Young with Euromoney and fDi Market Intelligence, Kazakhstan is one of the region’s most interesting countries for investment; the survey included 116 foreign investors of which 33 with a >€1,5 billion turnover
Asia Japan Japanese household spending in September rose 2,3% year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month, thanks to an increase in tourism spending following the removal of restrictions on coronavirus
Asia China China unveiled the Smart Dragon-3, the country's largest solid-propellant launch vehicle to provide commercial services to global customers, at the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition
Asia India Retail sales of electric vehicles in India rose nearly 185% year-on-year in October, according to new data made available by FADA
Asia Iraq 1526 flights departed from Baghdad International Airport in October according to the General Company for Air Navigation Services
Asia Myanmar Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Saw Yaw Han, auxiliary bishop of Yangon, as bishop of the Kengtung diocese, which covers Myanmar's eastern Shan State
Asia Nepal According to the Nepal Independent Power Producers Association, the umbrella organisation of private sector power developers, over twenty projects across the country were damaged in 2021 due to floods and landslides