Asia South Korea A South Korean container ship set sail for Europe via the Arctic's Northern Sea Route, testing the passage as a viable alternative to the Suez Canal, as shipping companies seek new trade corridors amid disruptions impacting global maritime routes
Europe Luxembourg Schroders, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd and the Ministry of Finance are launching an impact strategy with the aim of contributing to the transition to carbon-neutral and resilient economies and achieving sustainable growth in emerging markets
America Paraguay The Minister of Foreign Affairs has officially requested the collaboration of the UN Secretary General to deal with the organised crime that affects the country, lately become a prominent issue
Africa Liberia Girls Get Equal-Liberia has called on parents, religious and traditional leaders, government and stakeholders to eliminate the practice of early marriage and discourage it to ensure girls gain more equality
America Suriname Recent state reports indicate that national total assets have approximately increased by 30% since last year, due to the heavy foreign investments in the country ever since oil reserves were discovered
Africa Comoros Compared to 2018, with its 541 recruits, this 2022 edition of Feta - Formation Élémentaire toute Armée - presents a slightly lower number, with 383 young men and women who completed their 10-month training
Africa Lesotho Emmanuel Maluke Letete has been appointed by the government as the new central bank governor for a five-year term
Asia Iraq The lack of fodder due to poor rainfall and poor public investment has decimated the gazelles in the Sawa reserve; 40% of them disappeared between the end of April and the end of May, explains Turki al-Jayashi, director of the reserve
Asia China East China's Jiangxi province has stepped up its emergency flood control response in the wake of heavy rains over the weekend that affected thousands of people in the province
America Canada Ontario's new 'right to disconnect' law has created buzz about its potential to allow people to tune out of digital communications at the end of the workday, but experts and stakeholders say it's too vague to really impact work-life balance
Asia Maldives The Foreign Ministry has advised local nationals travelling abroad to countries that require visas to complete their visa applications in advance, stressing that the Ministry provides assistance to Maldivians
Asia South Korea BTS' new anthology album, "Proof," has topped the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart this week, becoming the sixth album from the South Korean group to top the chart
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu's new ambassador to Taiwan, Bikenibeu Paeniu, presented his diplomatic credentials to President Tsai Ing-wen; Tuvalu is Taiwan's oldest ally in the Pacific region, since 1979
Asia Kuwait The number of foreign workers in Kuwait decreased by about 134.000 at the end of last year compared to 2020, according to official figures