Asia Iraq Iraqi government officials, farmers and entrepreneurs have approved two strategic plans to improve competitiveness, strengthen production capacity and ultimately create jobs in the poultry and tomato sectors
Asia Syria Less than 6% of the Syrian population has completed the vaccination cycle and only 10% have received the first dose, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Asia Kuwait 'Your life is dear' anti-suicide campaign was launched, offering psychological and social support, after the country registered a significant increase of the suicide rate particularly among young people last year
Asia Qatar Quranic Botanical Garden expert Mohamed Hassouna believes that vertical farming could help develop the country's agricultural sector and expand local food production
Asia Iran Oil production in the first month of 2022, despite lasting economic sanctions, rose by 21.000 barrels, surpassing 2,5 million barrels per day, the highest level in three years
Asia Armenia The opposition boycotted the work of the National Assembly's committee enquiry into the circumstances of the 44-day war, accusing it of being unable to be impartial given the current government's factual admission of responsibility
Asia Philippines Registered female voters outnumber males by at least 1,5 million, according to data from the Election Commission
Asia East Timor In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in the country, the Ministry of Health reported a surge of 2000 cases in the first weeks of 2022, which followed a surge from December 2021, highest since 2016
Asia Nepal Drop in remittances for the 3rd consecutive month, lack of tourists, crops destroyed by rains in October and rising inflation have brought a troublesome economic situation, while a severe shortage of chemical fertilizers is pushing up the price of food
Asia Oman The Ministry of Labour has urged all establishments employing 50 workers or more to appoint an Omani to supervise occupational health and safety
Asia Turkey Turkish zoologist Pedram Türkoğlu made an appeal for the protection of whale species seen in Turkish waters, underlining that especially the population of the cachalot and minke whales have entered the 'endangered species' category
Asia North Korea A batch of nutritional supplies to support 160.000 pregnant and lactating women has been disinfected by authorities after it was held for several months in quarantine at Nampho port, UNICEF reported
Asia Cambodia The Tourism Commercial Capacity Building Programme has been launched: among other things, it will support the development of ecotourism in Kampong Speu province and of smart tourism solutions to encourage urban tourism in Phnom Penh