Asia Armenia In the first 5 months of this year, goods worth about $76 million were imported into Armenia from Turkey
Asia Brunei On the occasion of his 76th birthday, the monarch said the government must devise new economic strategies for a post-pandemic world, stressing that the country must accelerate economic diversification for this purpose
Asia China Global chip shortage is changing the way carmakers access manufacturers, threatening to curb China's momentum as a global leader in electric vehicles
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Youth Orchestra, one of the symbols of Palestinian resistance, will perform today at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara, Turkey, upon invitation of first lady Emine Erdoğan
Asia North Korea Kiev has "no right" to challenge North Korea's recognition of two breakaway republics on Ukraine's eastern borders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's central bank has ordered companies with up to 35% foreign ownership to convert foreign currency into local, extending to more companies an existing rule aimed at easing pressure on the kyat
Asia South Korea 7 out of 10 South Koreans believe the government should only provide medical, food and other nonlethal aid to Ukraine - the survey was conducted by Gallup Korea in June 21-23 involving 1.000 people above 18
Asia Turkey In the past 13 days, 12 women have been killed in Turkey, as women's rights defenders cry out against the lack of prevention policies
Asia Azerbaijan Today Baku will host the Azerbaijan Design Summit-2022, a meeting place for established designers, artists and design novices; an international poster competition will be held as part of the Azerbaijan Design Summit-2022
Asia Japan The decision to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving in Japan’s history who was assassinated on 8 July, has been met with mixed reactions, with critics questioning the use of state money to fund the ceremony
Asia Afghanistan The United Nations Development Programme has signed a $20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to support humanitarian, economic and social development initiatives in all eight regions and 34 provinces of Afghanistan
Asia Georgia The working group on judicial reforms, chaired by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, met for the first time this week to discuss the European Commission's 12-point recommendations
Asia Lebanon Employees of the two Lebanese state-owned news organisations, National News Agency (NNA) and Radio Lebanon, have launched a two-day strike to protest against deteriorating working and living conditions