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
America Guyana Regardless of the country being once again challenged and threatened by Venezuela over their 160.000-kilometre territory dispute, the state publicly confirmed that it wants to resolve it peacefully and through dialogue
America Nicaragua The government has decided to break all diplomatic relations with The Netherlands, after accusing it of maintaining an interventionist and neo-colonialist position against the country
Oceania Micronesia The Honourable Aren B. Palik-Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia received His Excellency Huang Zheng, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China and the Ambassador of Japan, for courtesy visits
America Paraguay The government is advising its local business to invest in their information systems, as a recent study evidenced that over 50% of national companies have suffered from a cyber-attack this past few years
Africa Guinea-Bissau The Secretary of State for Budget and Fiscal Affairs, João Alberto Djatá, has announced that France is considering providing 5 million euros in budgetary support to the government
Oceania Nauru President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a message of congratulations to Russ Joseph Kun on his election as President of the Republic of Nauru
Asia Bangladesh The country is said to have about 712 species of birds, although the IUCN Red List of Bangladesh has confirmed about 570 species
Africa Cameroon The country has applied for a USD 22 billion loan to provide drinking water, turning to the Exim bank of India to apply for this loan in order to complete the drinking water supply project in Yaounde
Asia Afghanistan Threats against women are now common in Afghanistan, with victims' advocates claiming that sexual violence is on the rise under the Taliban government and that previous help to which women had access is no longer available
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Torture is 'widespread' and underreported, and abuses involve armed groups and state forces, UN investigators said; 93% of the 3.618 recorded cases of 'torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment', affecting 4.946 victims, occurred in conflict areas
Africa Mauritius The country is among the best performers in its category when it comes to financial services, said Minister Seeruttun at the 30th anniversary celebrations of IQ-EQ Mauritius, in Port Louis
America Panama The state has just scored a new annual record of migrants that have crossed the country in order to get to the US, surpassing 158.000 with the majority being Venezuelans