Detecting the use of performance- enhancing drugs in sport might become easier thanks to the Australian development of a bacterial enzyme which recognizes when an athlete is doping.
China on Tuesday released a list of goods banned for export to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as the items could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction.
Switzerland last week banned the sale of 25 luxury goods to DPRK that have been sought-after treats and status symbols for the elite there. As for import, China also declined the imports of DPRK's products more than 20 percent last month compared to the same period of 2015 as Beijing began to implement UN Security Council sanctions against Pyongyang.
Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday expressed concerns over the increasing number of women who bleach their skins for vanity, saying the situation plunges more into health risks.
Less fireworks were set off across China in the Lunar New Year, banned in many places, over air pollution concerns.
The Taliban outfit during its six-year reign across 90 percent of Afghanistan until its collapse in late 2001 had banned the use of the Internet as un-Islamic practice.
Myanmar authorities has banned sale of alcohol around water throwing pandals in Nay Pyi Taw during the traditional Thingyan Water Festival commencing on Monday.
Nine Chinese cinemas have been banned from screening new movies after they were found to have cheated in box office figures, according to two film associations.
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