The Bhutan Crisis Preparedness Gap Analysis, led by GFDRR, the World Bank, and CPGA, highlights Bhutan’s vulnerabilities to natural hazards, climate risks, and socio-economic challenges, identifying ...
Revolutionizing Data Collection: Armenia’s First Digital Pre-Census Sampling Frame
Armenia, in collaboration with the World Bank and WorldPop, has developed its first digital pre-census sampling frame using geospatial technology to address outdated survey methods and demographic ...
Revolutionizing Data Collection: Armenia’s First Digital Pre-Census Sampling Frame
Armenia, in collaboration with the World Bank and WorldPop, has developed its first digital pre-census sampling frame using geospatial technology to address outdated survey methods and demographic ...
Malaysia Names Ex-Diplomat Othman Hashim ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar Crisis
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's has appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN's special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, its foreign minister said on ...
Iran Blackouts Leave Industry in Tatters Ahead of Trump’s Return
Manufacturers routinely go dark as the grid buckles under sanctions and shrinking investment. The next four years may be harder.
Iran unveils underground naval base as it seeks to counter Israeli threat
Tehran has been carrying out military drills as its leaders are concerned Donald Trump, who will be sworn in for a second presidential term in Washington later today, may empower Iran's arch-enemy Israel to strike its nuclear sites.
Beauty queen Nguyen Phuong Nhi and son of Vietnam’s richest billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong to wed next year
A close source to Miss World Vietnam 2022 runner-up Nguyen Phuong Nhi disclosed that she and Pham Nhat Minh Hoang, the second son of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, plan to celebrate their wedding in 2026.
Vietnam kicks off plans to establish first Nuclear Power Plant
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led the first meeting of a committee overseeing the project, which will be based in Ninh Thuan Province, in the south-central part of the country. The project is important to Vietnam’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and supporting its plan for economic growth,
Scores of Afghans have left for the US after their visas were processed in the Philippines
The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the Philippines ...
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...