Asia Indonesia The Indonesian government is participating in the resolution of water issues through the 2nd International Asia Water Week (AIWW), which ends today in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
Asia Mongolia The "Integrated Production System for Sustainable Cashmere - II" project for 2022 is working with seven cooperatives in Bayankhongor province to support and engage herders to adopt sustainable practices and reach Sustainable Cashmere Certification
Asia Bahrain New categories of beneficiaries could become eligible for a municipal tax waiver or reduction, according to a statement by the Minister of Works, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning
Asia Nepal Representatives of the Myagdi people expressed concern over unseasonal rainfall and an inordinate increase in heat and cold waves, with agricultural produce declining, and called for alternative methods of agricultural production and livestock breeding
Asia Oman The country could see a record budget surplus in 2022, for the first time in a decade, as rising oil prices help give its economy erase the projected 2022 deficit
Asia Myanmar The military junta has exported more than $37 million worth of timber to countries where, in theory, they could not have done so because of international sanctions, according to the US environmental association Forest trends
Asia Vietnam While the pandemic has caused a number of disruptions in the traditional sports industry, it has created a golden opportunity for e-sports and game creators, with the market increasing significantly among the country's youth
Asia Malaysia After Malaysian minister for women, herself a woman, suggested husbands beat their 'stubborn' wives for their 'unruly' behavior last month, pressure groups are still calling for her resignation from the government
Asia Qatar The Ministry of Education started 2nd phase of the comprehensive educational survey for the academic year 2021-2022, seeking students' opinions on aspects of the educational process such as promotion of religious values, national identity, mixed education
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's longest bicycle path, 87,5 kilometres, was inaugurated; it links Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan in the south and the Council of Agriculture pledged to plant a total of 100.000 trees along the track
Asia Afghanistan With 95% of families not getting enough to eat and World Food Programme funds to alleviate the humanitarian crisis are running out, it is estimated that $1,6 billion would be needed to assist 23 million Afghans
Asia Uzbekistan In its development strategy for 2022-2026, the priorities of economic transformation have been identified as crucial, with seven specific priority directions and one hundred goals to be achieved in five years
Asia Thailand The country plans to dam a branch of the Salween River to provide the necessary water to farmers in 27 provinces who are expected to benefit from the project, but communities upriver are united in their opposition