Asia China 10 United States-based companies have been added to China's export control list, government procurement barred from 50 US companies two weeks after the Pentagon blacklisted some of China’s best-known companies for alleged ties to the Chinese military
Asia Cambodia There has been a significant increase in mobile payments due to digital transaction options allowing more people to switch from cash to digital payments, the National Bank of Cambodia said
Asia East Timor The influenza laboratory at the National Health Laboratory's in Timor-Leste has been recognized as a National Influenza Center under the WHO Global Influenza Program as a member of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System
Oceania Tonga Commonwealth Secretary General, the Honorable Patricia Scotland KC, is spending Easter Sunday in Tonga on her first official visit from 30 March to 3 April
Africa Benin The country recently signed a $77,9 million financing agreement with the Netherlands to create a new state-of-the-art artisanal fishing port in Cotonou
America Bahamas Four drones have been donated by the FAO to expand the capabilities of the national agricultural sector and will provide state-of-the-art assistance to the sector
Europe Austria AM Resources Corp has discovered 49 new pegmatites in an area of 12,32 km2; these pegmatites solidify the company's strategic position in one of Austria's most prospective lithium areas within its 1.500 km2 land package
America Barbados Good Shepherd Primary's two-time double crown champions held a parade to toast their athletes' recent successes at the National Primary School Athletics Championships
Africa Algeria Algerian authorities are seeking to revive the agricultural sector, which for many years has been distant from the state's attention compared to its regional neighbors due to overdependence on oil and gas imports
America Mexico Forest fires are currently active in nearly half of Mexico's drought-affected states, with 58 fires reported in 15 states, including protected nature reserves, affecting over 3.500 acres and leading to damaged homes and displaced families
Africa Central African Republic There are now four community spaces at the Ngoandji, Mbrepou, MBagolo, and Kidjigra sites, created to support and protect victims of gender-based violence and inaugurated last month by Ministra for Gender Promotion, Women, Family and Children's Protection
Africa Cape Verde Construction work on 12 fishermen's houses in Fajã Bay, municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo, has been awarded to the construction company Construção Irmãos Miranda
Europe Andorra The municipality of Encamp has opened a competition for the rehabilitation of Molina Bridge following damage found in upper part of the bridge, the lower part of the viaduct and the culverts, with €15.000 allocated and a maximum forecast of eight weeks
America Nicaragua A specialized Nuclear Medicine Center for cancer treatment and professional training in the field will be built in Managua with Russian support