Asia Iran The Foreign Ministry spokesman said the country expects the US delegation to arrive in Vienna with a clear agenda to remove anti-Iran sanctions, calling for statements on positive talks to be translated into actions
Asia Iraq The United Nations Development Program announced its intention to include the country in the Green Climate Fund, after four Iraqi dams have been damaged as they were linked to a disaster system
Asia Uzbekistan A grant of €2 million from Finland for the Centre for Hydro-meteorological Service will enable: capacity improvement, training of employees, better availability of information services, adaptation to climate change
Asia Bangladesh Parbotto Zila Parishad distributed 31 automatic embroidery machines among unemployed women in Alikamdom, an 'upazila' ('subdistrict') of the Bandarban district
Asia Yemen The Health Minister discussed with the UNOPS Director the interventions in the health sector for 2022, such as the restoration of hospitals, provision of solar energy and electric generators in the countryside and rehabilitation of the sewerage system
Asia Lebanon NGO Salam LADC offers refugee women an income to help restore cedar forests in the country, which hosts more refugees per capita than any other country - now about a fifth of the population
Asia Maldives The State Trading Organization donated paint to the Sh. Komandoo Health Center while the Fenaka Corporation donated four AC systems and a television set last week
Asia Brunei According to estimates by the Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry, the risk for a man to develop cancer is 27%, while it is 29% for women
Asia Indonesia The country welcomed only 1,56 million foreign tourist visits in 2021, a drastic decline of 61,57% year-on-year according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
Asia Cambodia The Ministry of Environment and USAID Greening Prey Lang Project are collecting data on the number of resin tree owners - and the number of their trees - in order to produce an ownership register
Asia Kyrgyzstan The Ministry of Internal Affairs has developed a draft law proposing to reinforce drivers' liability for serious violations of road rules by stiffening penalties for traffic violations; 86,9% of accidents are committed at the fault of drivers
Asia Philippines After a two-year hiatus and two postponements, the bar exam - the professional licensure examination for lawyers - has been held, with more than 11.000 examinees at 31 local venues in 22 local government units; the second day of exams falls today
Asia Oman Oman Cricket announced a partnership with Mazoon Dairy, an agreement seen by stakeholders as in line with the goal of securing the long-term future of the sport in the country, given the company's commitment to sustainable growth and community empowerment