Asia Bhutan A dog population management (DPM) programme kicked off in Thimphu to achieve zero dogs mediated human rabies by 2030
Asia Cyprus The University of Cyprus maritime archaeological research laboratory is collaborating with the antiquities department and the department of fisheries and marine research to create the island’s first-ever underwater archaeological site in ancient Amathus
Asia East Timor The country is preparing the necessary requirements for accession to the World Trade Organization
Asia Georgia The Chairman of the Parliament announced that the country is the now President of International Olive Council (IOC)
Asia Iraq The Parliament passed a law that formally ratifies the country's accession to the New York Convention, becoming therefore the 168th signatory
Asia Myanmar U Min Khaing, chair of the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA), announced that the country intends to reach an export target of 1 million tonnes of corns to Thailand this year
Asia Oman Huawei announced that its new True Wireless Stereo Bluetooth earphones, Freebuds 4I, are now available in the country
Asia Philippines Philippines operator Globe Telecom is planning to further expand its 5G roaming services to mor international destinations
Asia South Korea The country has suspended the efforts to have its domestic debt added to the World Government Bond Index (WGBI)
Asia Syria The international community pledged $4.4 billion to assist millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons this year
Asia United Arab Emirates The country will send the smallest, lightest Emirati made rover ‘Rashid’ to the moon, becoming the first Arab country to land on the moon
Asia Yemen The country hopes that its Socotra archipelago will become a dream destination despite the country’s nightmarish conflict
Asia Jordan Dania Ahmad, a 35-year-old Jordanian woman, weaved her own success story of empowerment with crochet business with the aid of a Royal Court project that supports self-employment of the youth