Asia Nepal Former teacher Tsang Yin Hung, a Hong Kong climber, set new women's speed world record for fastest ascent of Mt. Everest, as she reached the top from base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes
Asia Iran National Iranian Oil Co signed three agreements with local firms to study the giant Azadegan oil field
Asia United Arab Emirates A Golden Visa was awarded to Tasneem Aslam, a student from India, in the "exceptional student" category, allowing him to stay in the country until 2031, as part of a reform to attract global talents
Asia Myanmar The country's schools were reopened for the first time this week after the 1 February coup, amid a strike by teachers and students refusing to work and study under military command
Asia Thailand Bangkok National Museum celebrated the arrival of two 680 kg sandstone carvings from the 10th century with a religious ceremony
Asia Afghanistan A former Afghan refugee child, Salman Khan, now 25, who arrived in the UK unable to speak English, has finished his degree and is now working for an architecture practice
Asia Vietnam Farmers in Hanoi's rural districts go to work at night to hide from the scorching heat wave of this week and harvest with lower temperatures
Asia Tajikistan The country is about to complete the border demarcation process with Uzbekistan: 29 new agreements are under negotiation
Asia Kuwait Authorities plan to build 71 new government schools and renovate dozens in the next four years
Asia China Yantian port, one of the busiest in the world handling over 13 million containers a year, is expected to reopen all terminal operations today after partial stop due to recent Covid-19 outbreak
Asia Indonesia Search teams are looking for one missing person after rescuing all other 274 passengers from a large ferry that caught fire in North Maluku; both ferry transport and accidents are fairly frequent in the Indonesian 17.000 islands archipelago
Asia Taiwan Auchan Retail, the largest shareholder of RT-Mart in the country, is considering to sell its stake in a hypermarket chain in Taiwan and exit the Asia market, according to Bloomberg