Asia Oman Omani researcher Dr Noora Rasool Bakhsh al Balushi has achieved concrete results in creating a three-dimensional laboratory model of a cellular environment that mimics the sophisticated biological and chemical environment of cancer cells in the human body
Asia Sri Lanka The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment stated that the law will be strictly enforced against persons and organisations that traffic in migrant workers under the pretext of providing tourist visas
Asia Philippines With classes starting today, an official of the Bishops' Conference of the Philippines encouraged students and teachers to open the upcoming school year full of confidence and enthusiasm
Asia North Korea Figures from Chinese data show that the country reportedly imported over one million face masks and 15.000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory on Covid-19
Asia Maldives The Bar Council has opened registration for the state exam after almost halving the exam fee and will be open until noon on 20 September
Asia Qatar Qatar Railways has stepped up its operational preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to ensure a seamless travel experience for fans of the tournament, which is now less than 100 days away
Asia Japan Haruyuki Takahashi, an executive board member of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been arrested on suspicion of having taken bribes
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian Central Bank released a report last Sunday on the results of an extensive study to measure payment methods in Saudi Arabia in 2021, concluding that electronic payments surpassed cash for the first time
Asia Afghanistan One year after the Taliban retook the country, a group of 32 NGOs called on the international community not to abandon the population and instead address the underlying reasons for the economic crisis, defend human rights and increase humanitarian aid
Asia South Korea Seoul national university has retained the negative lead among the 316 energy-intensive buildings in Seoul for the past ten years, due to the large amount of scientific research carried out at the university, with equipment switched on 24 hours a day
Asia India The Indian light vehicle market is performing strongly, with +27% cars, +40% goods vehicles year-on-year; 2022 could close with 4,13 million registrations
Asia United Arab Emirates The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai offers guests the opportunity to admire a unique collection of rare and ancient books, atlases and manuscripts, some dating back to the 13th century, as part of the Treasures of the Library exhibition
Asia Azerbaijan Within the framework of mutual cooperation, the deputy Head of Mission of the German Embassy in Azerbaijan visited the main centre for ground satellite control of Azercosmos OJSC under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport