Asia China According to the country’s announcement earlier this week, its military exercises will step up to a new level today and real bullets will be used between 11 and 13 August
Asia South Korea Dozens of people were injured or killed in floods caused by torrential rains that hit Seoul, submerging roads, flooding underground stations and causing blackouts across the city and neighbouring provinces
Asia Turkey The country accounts for one third of the world's geothermal greenhouse emissions, a 400% increase since 2002 according to Mücahit Kıvrak of Balıkesir University
Asia Cyprus A total of 22.190 new residence permits have been issued in 2021 (16.910 in 2020), of which some 3.432 to Russians, 2.929 to Syrians, 2.744 to Indians, 2.628 to Nepalese, 1.784 to Filipinos, 1.496 to Sri Lankan nationals and and 1.133 to Ukrainians
Asia Taiwan The recall of 450.000 cups of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, for a total of 60.000 kilograms, has been ordered due to the possible presence of a cancer-causing pesticide in the vanilla extracts used; the substance was first detected in the EU
Asia Kazakhstan The number of people emigrating from the country is steadily decreasing, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics
Asia Kyrgyzstan The volume of water in the Toktogul Dam amounts to 13.003 billion cubic metres, according to data from power stations; a year ago, the volume of water in the reservoir was 11.904 billion cubic metres
Asia China Over 80.000 tourists are stranded in Hainan, where the 483 Covid cases reported Sunday brought capital Sanya into a lock down; the island, known as ‘China’s Hawaiii’, is frequented both by Chinese and foreign visitors
Asia Taiwan Peak electricity consumption reached 40.301 million kilowatts, passing 40 giga Watt for the first time at the end of July and while high temperatures persist consumption is not expected to diminish; per capita power use is 3 times higher than Asia average
Asia Jordan In the strategic 10-year plan to provide the necessary school facilities, construction of 60 schools across the Kingdom is proceeding; 26 new school buildings with a capacity of 30.000 students are expected to be received by the end of 2022
Asia North Korea The country's official oil imports fell to zero in May due to the pandemic, as the country imposed a crackdown on foreign trade to stem the spread of COVID-19 within its borders
Asia Palestine The truce declared between Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad and Israel has so far put an end to the 3 days of air strikes on Gaza