Asia Kazakhstan 16th Astana Mining & Metallurgy AMM Congress and Exhibition is closing today; the event brought together global industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the future of Kazakhstan’s mining and metallurgical sector.
Oceania Tuvalu Australia has earmarked more than $110 million in a development package for Tuvalu, as the two nations agreed that a treaty will not hinder the Pacific island nation's ability to conclude agreements with other countries
America Venezuela Venezuela celebrated International Workers' Day with marches nationwide, with various labor leaders emphasized the significance of the Bolivarian Revolution in improving workers' rights and dignity
Europe Vatican City The Pontifical Academy of Sciences hosted a conference focusing on the transformative potential of art, which opened with the Pope's call for a network of 'cities of refuge' and the inauguration of the 'Changes' photo exhibition
Asia Tajikistan A project to introduce electronic public transport throughout the country was launched with support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Asia Taiwan A National Taiwan University study reveals that breathing polluted air carries a higher risk of lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day; lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths with 17.000 new cases and 10.000 deaths per year
Asia Vietnam The country attracted a total of $6,28 billion in foreign investment in the first four months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 7,4% and reaching the highest level in five years for the same period
Oceania Micronesia The Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Senior Military Official of the US Indo-Pacific Command in Guam and Micronesia, and US Ambassador hosted a new bilateral meeting between the FSM and the Joint Committee
America Saint Kitts and Nevis To stimulate direct investment from abroad, the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has appointed Joseph Borghese as Special Envoy for Foreign Direct Investment
Oceania Vanuatu Former Head of State, John Bennet Bani, congratulated the graduates stating that graduation marks the first step into the world of business or entrepreneurship
Asia China Over the past year, China and its companies expanded their position in South America in the political, security, information and logistics sectors, among the others, raising strategic concerns due to the region's proximity and ties to the United States
Africa Zambia The road network in the western province should be developed with bituminous standards, declared the National Assembly Commission for the National Economy, Trade and Labour, underlining the correlation between good roads and economic development
America Trinidad and Tobago The government, who announced it would soon bring home its nationals, should urgently bring home Trinidadian children and their mothers imprisoned in Iraq because of their alleged association with the Islamic State, Human Rights Watch said
America Mexico Nearly 150 forest fires are currently active across Mexico, consuming over 70.000 hectares of green areas, with challenges for the 5.000 firefighters combating them posed by difficult access to high-altitude zones