Asia

The offer of 3 million Sinovac vaccines was rejected, though UNICEF believes they could be as useful as they were to other countries, despite eventual side effects

President Aliyev presented the master plan for the development of the Nagorno-Karabakh’s city of Shusha, which came under the Azerbaijani control in November 2020, when it also was declared the cultural capital of the country

All Mercedes Benz models and a number of other car brands released after 2017 have been banned by the government; among other restrictions, Turkmen citizens, especially the Ashgabat residents, aren’t allowed to have dark-colored cars

Tokyo Paralympic Games, on top of bringing together athletes isolated by the pandemic, spotlighted Japanese technology for the disabled, as Honda Motor Co.'s latest racing wheelchair model, featuring carbon technology also used in F1 and jets

122 social buildings are planned to be built by the end of 2021, including 66 schools, 14 gyms, 17 kindergartens, 11 health and cultural facilities, for a total investment of US$15 million

Major campaign to raise awareness of childhood cancer, its symptoms and the importance of early diagnosis has begun, with initiatives throughout September

Requests for press passes from journalists interested in covering the voter registration and verification process for next June's municipal elections will soon be opened by the The National Election Committee

Archaeologists from Yarmouk University discovered a group of tombs dating back to the late Roman and early Byzantine period in the archaeological site of Queiba, Irbid; he largest tomb contains 33 niches

A new approach to trade in five main areas - supply chain, vaccines, carbon neutrality and climate change, technology based trade and digital trade - has been outlined in a bid to maximise national interests

The country has begun preparations for the safety audit of the local aviation sector that ICAO, the organism of the International Civil Aviation Organization, is expected to conduct next April

Three Palestinians rescued a Jewish woman who was hit in the head in a stone-throwing attack near Hebron

Singapore's largest user friendly digital asset management platform, StashAway, has been launched to make overseas investments easier

The Armenian church in Turkish Malatya reopened for services after restoration; the first liturgy since 1915 was held by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Sahak Mashalian