Asia Myanmar The UN General Assembly ended without any speeches from the country's representatives; the new rulers said their UN ambassadors were appointed by governments that had been ousted and no longer represented their respective nations
Asia North Korea State media are promoting President Kim Jong-un's "10 years of great revolutionary leadership" to celebrate his first decade in power in a series of new articles and programmes
Asia Nepal Construction has resumed on the 18km railway line linking Katahari and Bathana (India), after it stalled on a dispute over land compensation
Asia Bhutan Seyphu will host the country's first mega solar power plant, a 17-megawatt facility, while the construction of the plant at Shingkhar in Bumthang is facing a temporary suspension due to community clearance issues
Asia China An abnormal heatwave has forced the country to limit electricity consumption, to the point that some Apple and Tesla suppliers have stopped production, shops in the north-east are operating by candlelight and shopping centers have reduced opening hours
Asia East Timor The country has extended the deadline for its onshore and offshore oil and gas licences for a second time, in a bid to capture the interest of international and domestic oil companies
Asia Bahrain Speakers in mosques could receive first aid training for rapid intervention according to the proposal advanced by a member of the Muharraq City Council
Asia Azerbaijan Business experts and specialists in the Caspian region will take part today in a trilateral conference in Moscow “Caspian Economy: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" co-organized by the Azerbaijani expert platform Baku Network
Asia Tajikistan Over 83.300 tons of raw cotton, called 'white gold' as it's basis of the country's agricultural production, have been harvested since the beginning of the season, which is still 19,9% of the forecasts
Asia Malaysia “Malaysian Family - Prosperous, Inclusive and Sustainable" is the title of the 12th Malaysia Plan presented by the Prime Minister to the Lower House of Parliament: addressing inequalities and accelerating green growth are among the priorities
Asia Saudi Arabia The Flowerman Festival, which ends today, celebrates rural traditions in the Asir Mountains in the southwestern region - a feast for the eyes with vibrant colors of the local flowers and a great celebrations of the site heritage
Asia Turkey Istanbul's dams are seeing their lowest levels in eight months, with an average occupancy rate of 52%; there is great concern about future water shortages in the country's most populated city
Asia Syria A decade of war has left more than 350.000 dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council, noting that this total is an "undercount of the actual number of killings"