Asia Malaysia Almost all schools also on the easter island of Labuan have reopened today, on a weekly rotation system
Asia Kuwait In order to build 25.000 new houses on the site, all the tyres from a huge cemetery created were moved to a new location in al-Salmi, where they should be effectively recycled and turned into consumer products
Asia Iraq Hundreds of Iraqi protesters, including a significant number of women, marched in Baghdad a week before early elections; the first protests calling for such reforms broke out in 2019
Asia China According to a new study by Xian Jiaotong University, the population could fall much faster than expected and be halved within the next 45 years
Asia Indonesia Papua, Indonesia's easternmost island and one of its most rural provinces, is making the most of the challenges of the pandemic to develop education technology, a field where the area is significantly behind
Asia Qatar Official confirmation about the country hosting a Formula One race for the first time this year and for 10 years from 2023 has arrived; the race will begin under the floodlights at 6pm local time on 21 November at the Losail International Circuit
Asia Azerbaijan According to the Financial Times latest report the country is leader among the CIS nations in terms of Covid-19 vaccination coverage, with 34% of fully immunized citizens
Asia Syria The Nobel bookshop, one of the most important in Damascus - active since 1970 - has closed; it's the latest in a long series of closures of bookshops and publishing houses, which has dried up the Syrian much-needed cultural life
Asia Oman UAE-based Indian entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil is among the first investors to receive Oman's long-term residency card, designed to incentivise expatriates to make further investments in the country
Asia Myanmar As the economic slump deepens and parts of its financial system grind to a halt, many in the conflict-torn country are turning to online groups to bypass official channels to trade currencies, fuelling clandestine currency trading
Asia Japan Fumio Kishida is expected to become the next prime minister after winning the leadership election in a hard-fought runoff; he said he is ready to "run at full speed" for "a bright future for Japan"
Asia Nepal Shuklaphanta National Park is now welcoming domestic and international tourists after five months of closure, with attractions like rafting, camping, fishing fully open while elephant safari is still unavailable
Asia Kazakhstan The country is ranking first in the latest "World Investment Report" in terms of growth in foreign investments among countries with transition economies and landlocked states