Asia Vietnam A nationwide online competition on the Constitution was launched through a dedicated digital platform, allowing citizens to test their knowledge online; the initiative is part of a broader government campaign to improve citizenship awareness
Asia Armenia Turkey would be ready to take positive steps in relations with Armenia if it signs a peace agreement with Azerbaijan
Europe Hungary On 10 May, Katalin Novák completed first year as President of the Republic; to mark this, the Nézőpont Research Institute published an analysis showing that more than half of Hungarians, 55%, know that Katalin Novák is the President of the Republic
Oceania Vanuatu The submarine volcano Epi East is still in a state of severe agitation; alert level 1 has been activated
Europe Liechtenstein Marcel Kaufmann has become the new managing director of Special Olympics Liechtenstein
Europe Albania Archival reports written by academics who were allowed to travel abroad and official documents on students' non-conformist tendencies show that some citizens were critical of the country's authoritarian communist-era regime
Africa Ivory Coast The cotton harvest for the 2023-24 season will increase by 69% compared to last season, as stated by the Minister of Agriculture; 400.000 tonnes of cottonseed are planned for an area of 400.000 hectares
Asia Indonesia Global banking giant HSBC predicts country's economy will be rather sluggish this year, with GDP growth below 5% during the current policy cycle
Europe Luxembourg Buyers are turning away from the houses and flats offered for sale by SNHBM, the company that builds affordable housing, as high interest rates prevent potential buyers from taking out expensive mortgages
Asia South Korea The third launch of the homegrown Nuri rocket was successfully concluded yesterday, as the satellite launch vehicle reached the targeted altitude and released satellites into orbit
Africa Sierra Leone The violent storm that hit Freetown felled the Cotton tree, the huge century-old tree that has always been a landmark at the centre of the country's capital
Africa Eritrea Thirty years ago, on 24 May, Eritrea became an independent nation, at the end of a long and bloody war of liberation against Ethiopia, won against all odds and sealed by a referendum
Africa Sudan Gum arabic, once the thriving first export industry, is suffering from the conflict, leaving producers and the local market in dire straits: companies such as Coca Cola and Pepsi could be without supplies in six months
Africa Malawi The Russian government would be willing to help the country invest in nuclear power to provide a reliable source of energy with USD 20 million