Asia Kyrgyzstan The country has received additional quotas for duty-free imports of white and raw sugar, as announced by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) trade minister
Asia Malaysia Exports rose 25,4% year-on-year to a new high of MYR 131,64 billion (USD 30,99 billion) in March, according to official data, driven by external demand for electrical/electronic and commodity-based products
Asia Maldives The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company has completed the port development project at F. Dharanboodhoo: dredgeding, building of a breakwater, a quay wall, a channel and a 140-metre barrier
Asia Brunei Brunei Maritime and Port Authority partners with UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure to improve training and assessment of seafarers
Asia Iraq Muwafaq Mubareka, a Baghdad citizen, faced with a severe shortage of trees, tons of sand raised by desert storms, and severe contamination of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, has planted nearly a million trees with his Millions of Trees Association
Asia Qatar Household Carbon Footprint Initiative by the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar trained 20 schools, over 700 teachers, on the carbon footprint for the national target of 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Asia Kuwait The country has launched the Immunity Passport Service aimed at confirming the medical status of people who have received the required vaccine doses
Asia Lebanon The country is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit potential natural gas deposits in the waters between the two countries, although an agreement on offshore rights has not been formally finalised
Asia Mongolia Today open in Ulaanbaatar the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships; at their 35th edition, they will close in 24 April
Asia Azerbaijan Excise duty rates on excisable imported goods have been increased; excise duty rate for alcohol increased for some products by as much as 20%
Asia Georgia A new contribution of more than $920.000 has been made by Japan to the UNDP in Georgia to finance the implementation of the country's climate action plans for sustainable and climate-friendly forest management
Asia India Bhiwadi in Rajasthan state has been named the worst city in the world for air pollution, but many workers are unaware of the risks and avoid masks
Asia Indonesia The future supply of Indonesia's world-famous instant noodles hangs in the balance as millers scramble to fill a major hole left by the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine's grain harvest