Asia Lebanon The country has launched support programmes for vulnerable people, with beneficiaries selected according to transparent criteria to ensure everyone meets the basic requirements for a decent life; two-thirds of Lebanese live in poverty
Asia Kazakhstan In the world's largest landlocked country, the volume of goods, luggage and suitcases transported by sea and coastal transport has seen an increase of 3,4% compared to last year
Asia Japan Tokyo Games' uniforms for 28.000 volunteers remain unused following Covid-19 forced absence of public and staff
Asia Afghanistan Sharbat Gula, the 'Afghan girl' on the 1985 National Geographic cover, joins the thousands of Afghans who have fled to Europe
Asia India Alpine skier Arif Khan is the first, and so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics; he said he was proud of the big boost that can come for winter sports for the youth of his region, Kashmir
Asia Azerbaijan Azersu OJSC has provided water supply to military and civilian facilities in Lachin district, officially territory of the country after the Second Karabakh War in 2020
Asia Malaysia The government will hold regular commodity sales as part of efforts to keep commodity prices affordable for consumers, after prices of vegetables and other fresh produce rose sharply in recent weeks
Asia United Arab Emirates Today start the three days of celebration of the 50th National Day, with fireworks every night at 9pm as most spectacular attraction among a variety of events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Asia Philippines 3000 km of road connecting farmlands to markets have been built since 2016 by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Department of Agriculture; roads are crucial to improve and support both sectors
Asia Cyprus To mark 50 years of diplomatic ties with China, the two countries pledged closer co-operation through a joint statement yesterday following a telephone conversation between President Anastasiades and President Xi Jinping
Asia Taiwan ON world AIDS day the country releases promising data, showing that reported HIV/AIDS cases have declined for four consecutive years; cases among those aged 30 or younger dropped 61% so far this year from 2017 - the biggest decline among all age groups
Asia Azerbaijan Baku has signed an agreement on natural gas supplies of 1,5-2 billion cubic meters from Turkmenistan to the country via Iranian territory
Asia Bhutan The country, which in recent years has been gradually encroached upon by China, which claims over 764km of state territory, has now signed yet another memorandum of understanding on the issue