Asia United Arab Emirates Surveillance camera footage cannot be shared on social media or other public platforms, with Ajman police arresting offenders, saying they have the technology and ability to identify and reach in record time any person found guilty of posting them
Asia Vietnam Vietnam has been named second, after India, among the countries with the most beautiful women by the online magazine Global Beauties, which ranks all entrants to beauty pageants each year
Asia Qatar The Cabinet approved a draft law on combating the concealment of non-Qatari commercial, economic and professional activities in violation of the law
Asia South Korea The country successfully carried out the first satellite launch with a domestically developed rocket, reinforcing its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating that it possesses the key technologies needed to launch spy satellites
Asia Tajikistan The country ranks third as a world producer of antimony, essential for the manufacturing of ammunition and bullets; an article by Bryant Harris published in DefenseNews on 8 June points out that local supply is crucial to the US
Asia Pakistan The federal cabinet has decided to issue Sukuk bonds in local and international markets on 40 assets, such as highways, land and hotels, and impose higher taxes on the richer to provide relief to the poorer, burdened by unprecedented inflation
Asia Sri Lanka Over 30 asset managers holding international Sri Lankan bonds have announced the formal launch of a creditor group to begin debt restructuring talks with the island nation
Asia Armenia Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan has signed a memorandum with Russia's Ministry of Economic Development on the creation of a centre for strategic development in Armenia
Asia Singapore A ferry service between the Tanah Merah terminal in Singapore and the Desaru Coast terminal in Johor, Malaysia, has been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore after safety requirements were met
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Embassy of the United States, in cooperation with the American Film Showcase, hosted documentary filmmaker Risé Sanders-Weir for a series of workshops, screenings and discussions for local filmmakers and young people, ending today
Asia Bahrain Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat, which holds a 60 per cent stake in McLaren, expects the British racing team and supercar manufacturer to go public within two to three years, as stated by its CEO
Asia Japan Osaka District Court ruled that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the Constitution; it is the only country in the G7 developed nations that does not allow people of the same sex to marry
Asia Turkey The country has managed to increase its share of local wind turbine production to 72% and the government has ambitions to attract further investment in the sector; the country exports 80% of its production