Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Asia Myanmar UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar's military junta to release all political prisoners and restore democracy in the country
Oceania Tuvalu Covid-19 cases in Tuvalu rose to over 400 last week, with all health facilities in the country to remain in Covid-19 emergency mode
Asia Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry denies that Uzbekistan would be helping Russia to circumvent sanctions, as suggested by Ukrainian intelligence
Asia Vietnam According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the country has been removed from the US currency manipulation monitoring list
Africa Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe has completed the renovation of its bus terminus, transforming it into a modern facility; designed by UZ students and run on solar power, it features toilets, shops, sheds, seatings
Oceania Tonga With 18 Pacific countries and territories, the country has joined the first-ever regional exercise (PacWave22-PICT) to test new early warning procedures for a potential tsunami resulting from the volcanic activity of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga'apai volcano
Asia Thailand Almost 50.000 foreign tourists arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday; however, arrivals are still not close to pre-pandemic levels
Oceania Vanuatu One of the first commitments of the recently formed new government would be to raise the minimum wage
Europe Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected the first woman president of Slovenia with 54% of the vote in the runoff against the conservative Anze Logar, former foreign minister, who stopped at 46% after coming out on top in the first round
Africa Mauritius Mauritius-based offshore funds have assessed themselves as the third largest source of foreign portfolio investment inflows into India, according to the latest data provided by custodians, updated as of October 31st
Europe Montenegro The pastoral communities of the Sinjajevina plateau are protesting against the government's decision to set up a NATO military firing range in the areas where they live
Europe United Kingdom For the first time the existence of a 'neutral' cat without sexual organs has been documented: the specimen is a kitten delivered together with its mother and three siblings, all strays, to the Cats Protection rescue centre in Warrington, UK
America Costa Rica The government has announced the building of the country’s first-ever public transport road, which will be fully electric and powered by the country’s sustainable energy