Asia

Petroleum Development Oman - the country's largest oil and gas producer - has outlined a strategy to become a carbon neutral energy producer by 2050

The government distributed cash assistance to 1.879 tea workers in Moulvibazar under the tea workers' livelihood improvement program; in addition, keys to newly built houses were given to 17 families

All in-person visits to residential care homes will be suspended for a month from today, as an additional measure to reduce the new spread of Covid-19 in aged-care facilities

The foreign minister presented a detailed dossier on war crimes and human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by India in Kashmir; it is the first time classified information are disclosed and openly presented to the public

Calls for prison reform are rising after a fire in Tangerang Penintentiarity killed 44 inmates this week; pressure groups ask for the government to take responsibility and address persisting overcrowding problems

After a 13-month vacuum, Lebanese leaders agreed to form a government of 24 ministers led by Najib Mikati; the turnaround follows intense international pressure, specially French

The upgrade of Road 13 North, the main arterial link to neighboring countries, is now over 40% complete; works are securing water drainage and safety for pedestrians

Conservationist Anjali Watson is fighting to save the critically endangered leopards and reports that with the war over in 2009 about 70% of the animals' habitat has been destroyed, and only 750-1,000 adult leopards remain

Offshore wind giant Orsted has signed an agreement with a Vietnamese conglomerate to develop a project off the southeastern coast; the country has, according to the developers, some of the best conditions for offshore wind power generation in Asia

The Yerevan Municipality accepts till October 5 applications for a public tender for landscape architecture and design restoration of the area adjacent to the Freedom Square

The Cyprus Consumers Association (CCA) strongly criticized the Electricity Authority (EAC) for the 38% price hike set in comparison to August 2020, calling for solutions to stop the increase as many families will not be able to afford it

The first solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts, worth US$110 million financed by Masdar Energy Company (UAE), has been inaugurated in Navoi region and is now operative

34 agreements have been signed within Kazakh-Korean partnership program, for a total of US$1,7 billion; they include 21 commercial and 13 non-commercial projects in the automotive, housing, metallurgical and agricultural sectors