Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Gabon Improvement works are underway on a 40km stretch of the 163km road between Medouneu, and Kououleu, and are expected to be completed in six months
Asia Pakistan In a bid to counter noise pollution on the occasion of Independence Day - celebrated on August 14 - court has ordered the police to take action against the use or selling of honking toy horns under Section 190 of the Criminal Procedure Code
America Grenada Grenada Electricity Services Ltd., along with other partners, is preparing to host Grenlec Debates 2023 in September, a national project bringing together schools, educators, the public and private sectors, the general public and the media
Europe Romania Six out of 10 Romanians cannot afford a 7-day vacation a year, the highest percentage in the European Union, although Bucharest is an exception and the city is significantly reduced in pedestrian and car traffic in August
Asia Azerbaijan Substantial reforms are being implemented in health care system and pharmaceutical industry, with modern pharmaceutical factories built to develop local drug production and supply the population with effective drugs at more affordable prices
Europe Albania Albanian tourism officials expect up to 10 million tourists this year, or 200% over last year's, mainly thanks to the offer of beautiful beaches and affordable prices
Europe Andorra More than half of the country's wage earners have a salary between the minimum and average wages, that is between 1.286€ and 2.413€ respectively, according to the latest statistical data
Asia Laos Residents of Vientiane Capital are still waiting for compensation for the 308 plots of land they had to give up for its construction, two years after the completion of the Laos-China railway
America Dominica The second edition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an initiative to promote online security within the community, has been successfully completed - National Bank of Dominica Ltd has announced
Asia Bahrain Export Bahrain has won the 'Best Small and Medium Enterprises Export Solutions Provider in Bahrain 2023' award from World Business Outlook, along with five other global awards
Oceania Marshall Islands Four local organisations received 2000 books, valued at $170.000, from The Asia Foundation as part of the Foundation's contribution to the Pacific Regional Initiative, supported by USAID, to promote literacy as a prevention against trafficking in persons
Asia Brunei National swimmer Hayley Wong Ann Yue broke two new national records at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago
Europe Montenegro Montenegro, together with neighbouring Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, is facing an unprecedented pollution problem along the banks of the Drina and Lim rivers with thousands of tonnes of non-biodegradable waste polluting hundreds of kilometres of bank