Asia Maldives Residents of Fenfushi Island have spoken out against the idea of the reclamation of the land to develop of a resort in the Fenfushi Lagoon, as they fear it would jeopardize the sea cucumber fishery, a key economic activity
Asia Myanmar The US has sent more than US$50 million in humanitarian aid, as rising infections of COVID-19 have made the coup-hit country even more unstable
Asia Armenia Lufthansa returns to the Armenian market after a long break: starting from today, the Lufthansa group airlines will operate up to 16 weekly flights to Yerevan
Asia Kazakhstan Kazakh culture and sports professionals have been included into the "Bolashak" international program: a one-year scholarship in leading world universities that requires a minimum of three years of working experience
Asia Tajikistan The international postal service DHL obtained the license and resumed operations throughout the country after a 5-year break
Asia South Korea Women in their 20s are more likely to be active in social participation than men in the same age group, a report by the National Human Rights Commission has shown
Asia Georgia According to the latest ISSP survey, conducted in 33 countries around the world, Georgia is the most homophobic country in Europe
Asia Oman A plan to build a metro line that would connect Muscat with its international airport has been designed by the government and represents the country's first railway system
Asia Saudi Arabia Dumat Al Jandal, the country's first wind farm and the largest in the Middle East, has been connected to the grid and is generating power
Asia Kyrgyzstan A book of poems by the Kyrgyz poet Rahim Karim has been published in India as a part of the "Intercontinental Poetry" series in collaboration with the Indian poet Jarnal Singh Anand
Asia Azerbaijan The XII Baku International Short Films Festival have opened 'film acceptance', applications from directors that will undergo selection to take part in the competition program that will be held in November 12-16
Asia Indonesia Faced with the catastrophic environmental, social and economic impact of using fire to clear land in the country, a new study has analyzed other options, seeking effective results also improving farmers' livelihoods
Asia Iran TPIS 2021, an international symposium on the imaging applications in preclinical studies organized by the University of Teheran and foreign specialized institutions, is to be held online today and tomorrow with 15 speakers from various nationalities