Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
America Saint Kitts and Nevis After St. Kitts was nominated for four World Travel Awards in 2023, the public was invited to vote for their country on the online platform
Europe Romania Local non-profit association Sus Inima inaugurated a new Oncology Support Centre in Bucharest, the NGO's third office in Romania, following those opened in Sibiu and Timișoara
America El Salvador The Congress has passed a law reducing the number of municipalities in the country from 262 to 44 in order to save US$250 million annually in municipality expenses and maintain cultural and religious traditions
Asia Palestine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Beijing for a three-day visit, renewed bilateral relations with China, which publicly renewed its offer of attempting a mediation between Israel and Palestine
Asia North Korea Concerns about worsening food shortage have increased in recent months and, if South Korean media report with alleged testimony of disertors is to be believed, the situation has become so bad that people are resorting to any means to survive
Africa South Africa A controversial universal healthcare bill passed lower house vote; aimed at equalising access to healthcare in the world's most unequal society, it arose fears that its implementation will be undermined by corruption and lack of funds
Asia Bhutan King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan have announced they are expecting their third child, due in early autumn
Africa Republic of the Congo Brazzaville officially launched a police professionalisation project, funded with five million euros by the EU, in response to allegations of torture and mistreatment made by non-governmental organisations against men in uniform
Europe Luxembourg Expatriate communities have elected Luxembourgish councillors; although the population is almost equally divided between nationals and expatriates, few expatriates have stood for municipal councils and even fewer have been elected
America Belize The country has submitted its memorial to the International Court of Justice in the ongoing land dispute with Honduras over the Sapodilla Caye; the memorial defends the state’s sovereignty and requests the court to declare its rightful control
Oceania Marshall Islands Ebeye students recently took part in a robotics event at Jabro Gymnasium, where they were trained to build and programme robots from scratch
Oceania Samoa The community is apprehensive over the disappearance of an 80-year-old man from Samoa, still missing after a two-month search
Europe Austria Austrian inflation fell less than initially estimated in May and remained the highest since last June, according to final data from Statistics Austria