Asia North Korea Due to the combination of international sanctions for the nuclear program, Covid-19 and violent weather events, leader Kim Jong-un has asked the population to prepare for "a difficult crisis"
Asia Bhutan With the onset of the monsoon season the villagers of Laya, world famous for the cultivation of cordyceps, a fungus widely used in medicine, have been affected by flooding
Asia Qatar The country has participated in the 2nd Islamic Summit on Science and Technology of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held via videoconferencing under the theme: “Science, Technology and Innovation: Opening New Horizons”
Asia Iran The 2021 presidential elections are being held today; Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi, close to the line of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with , appears to be the front-runner among seven candidates; this could deter voters from showing up at urns
Asia China First astronauts enter Tiangong space station after successful docking operation The three took up residence in the core module hours after the Shenzhou 12 launch craft lifted off from the Gobi Desert
Asia Saudi Arabia This year’s hajj pilgrimage, from today to June 22nd, will be limited to 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Asia Philippines A web designer has named his newborn son with full name Hypertext Mark-up Language Rayo Pascual - HTML for short - to pay tribute to his profession
Asia Israel Despite the change in government formation, without the historic leader Benjamin Netanyahu, airstrikes on Gaza Strip continue
Asia Japan Japanese export in May recorded the strongest increase in 41 years, +49.6% on last year, mainly driven by robust demand for cars and auto parts
Asia Brunei As the 2021 ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam is hosting the 39th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) and its associated meetings at the International Convention Centre, ending today
Asia Iraq The Accountability and Justice Commission has stopped 226 others from standing in October parliamentary elections, under a law that bans those with ties to the former Baath party from participating in politics
Asia East Timor A vaccination campaign to speed up the reopening of universities has begun: the goal declared by the Minister of Higher Education is to vaccinate at least 67,000 students, faculty and staff of public and private universities in Dili
Asia Myanmar Thousands of people fleeing after the coup have been welcomed by India's neighboring Mizoram state