Asia Yemen Last week saw an important event, when the president of the internationally recognised government transferred his powers to a Presidential Governing Council and dismissed his deputy
Asia Myanmar The military-controlled Central Bank of Myanmar recently imposed new rules under which all those holding foreign currency in the country will have to convert it into Burmese kyat
Asia North Korea The country yesterday praised Kim Jong Un's leadership in developing nuclear weapons, touted his political achievements, and unveiled new portraits and exhibits to celebrate his 10 years as head of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)
Asia Vietnam Technology applications have radically changed the lives of farmers in Son La province, where most live off farming, thanks to support from the Australian government-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism programme
Asia Cambodia The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts recently called on costume vendors in the Angkor area to follow Cambodian norms and traditions and avoid confusion by displaying non-Khmer clothing advertised as Khmer
Asia Kazakhstan The country is looking to enlarge its international transit potential by expanding its current network of eight international transit road corridors by 2030, as stated in the goals of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development
Asia Saudi Arabia A new white paper on Urban Tech, commissioned by Mastercard in collaboration with Arabnet, is showing how the country's e-government, tourism, healthcare and transport sectors will benefit from smart city use practices
Asia Bangladesh The Minister of Planning recently inaugurated two softwares called Project Processing Appraisal and Management System and Research Management System to ensure transparency in projects
Asia East Timor One year after heavy rains from Cyclone Seroja devastated the country in April last year, the worst the country has suffered in 50 years, it is preparing for more heavy rains in the coming months
Asia Laos Laos is considering the approval of 308 new mining investment projects across the country, which, if implemented, are expected to generate over $36 million in revenue
Asia Malaysia The country's higher education system is rising in the QS world university rankings for subject 2022, with Universiti Malaya being the most represented in the ranking with 37 subjects
Asia Jordan The National Society of Consumer Protection called on the government to ban vegetable exports during Ramadan and set a price cap for essential food items consumed in households
Asia China Hong Kong's leader Mrs. Lam defended her policy of temporarily banning inbound flights that could bring in coronavirus cases, as airline industry figures warned the city had fallen "off the map" as an aviation hub