Asia

The Vietnamese painting Phong Canh Voi Thuyen Buom - Junk Landscape - was the second-most expensive from Hau, as is has been auctioned off for $1 million

Tenants of government properties will receive a three-month waiver on rent as part of a financial stimulus package to counter the effects of the Coronavirus launched by the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources will launch the mullet fishing season territorial waters from June 15, to November 30, 2021 as long as there is accordance with the conditions and controls set by the authority

With more than 6GW of capacity awarded and tenders outperforming wind farms, hybrid projects are taking centre stage on energy production technology, with proposed document to allocate up to 10.800km2 of land in the next few years

Authorities in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, have doubled the number of 'vaccination buses': the program, launched on 1 June, has encountered a favorable response from the public who appreciates the convenience

A new service is now available in the post offices: the airline tickets sale

Jewel Mall at Changi Airport reopened on Monday, after a month-long closure to stem the spread of a Covid-19 cluster; all workers, over 2.500, tested negative

Electricity sector again at the center of attention for a new funding request to central bank to purchase fuel - and no clear plans on how to fix a failing system; rise in energy consumer prices had already determined public protests in the past months

42 teams participated in the “Urban Health Innovation Challenge 2021 (UHIC 2021): Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Cities”; teams were awarded for providing creative, low-cost, youth-led and localized solutions to address problems faced by adolescent

The country is expected to spend almost $1.95 billion on fuel and cooking oil subsidies this year to boost public assistance measures

The Supreme Council for Women, in its meeting headed by Prime Minister Abdulaziz Saleh bin Habtoor, approved the matrix of the executive plan of the National Committee for Women for the second half of 2021

Authorities in the capital have ordered that heavy trucks must reduce their weight by 20 percent during the rainy season in order to save money for road repairs and upgrades

A floating mass of yellowish-white sea mucilage is threatening marine life in the Marmara Sea, alarming biologists and environmentalists; the Parliament has agreed to set up a committee to investigate and give feedback within 3 months