Asia Cyprus Cyprus is one of Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with over 400 companies generating an estimated €3,2 billion in 2025; report by Cyprus Game Makers Association CYGMA says sector is dynamic and largely absent from official statistics
Asia United Arab Emirates The House of Wisdom has inaugurated the 'House of Wisdom Network', a pioneering initiative to expand the reach of books to a wider slice of the community
Asia Vietnam Chợ Rẫy Hospital has the highest number of registered organ donors in the country, according to the National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation
Oceania Tonga Miss Tonga, Vesalua Tupou, has been crowned the Continental Queen for Oceania at the 2023 Face of Beauty International preliminary competition in the Philippines
America Haiti An environmental protection organization said a major catastrophe is looming for ecosystems in the Americas and the Caribbean due to the fire that has been burning for the past month at Pic Macaya, a UNESCO site
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving to reduce the interest rate on student loans from the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis to 5%
Africa Zimbabwe Teachers' unions have criticised the government over the selective pay of its workforce, following the controversial allocation of a 400% pay rise to the military and police
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro has instructed her foreign minister to establish official relations with China in order to expand its internal investments and fund availability, a move that ends the country’s ties with Taiwan
Oceania New Zealand After the US and the UK, New Zealand became the latest country to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on 'government devices' over security concerns
Africa Mozambique The Mozambique Women's Organisation will organise sporting events, literary competitions and traditional dances, with the exclusive participation of women, to celebrate the organisation's 50 years of existence
Asia Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Tea Board, with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan, showcased “Ceylon Tea” at the 48th International Food and Beverage Exhibition FOODEX 2023 in Tokyo
Africa Guinea UNICEF is supporting a multi-sectoral approach to strengthen the community health system in Guinea
Oceania Vanuatu Vanuatu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jotham Napat, has announced that he has received reports of illegal transactions involving the sale of the country's diplomatic passports
Asia Palestine Hyundai Construction Equipment must take immediate action to prevent its products from being involved in demolitions in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, Amnesty International said in a recent report