Xiangqi, known in English as Chinese chess, is a strategy game for two players in which each side commands an army. The aim is to checkmate the opponent's general, which is confined to a palace in the corner of the board. The pieces include chariots, horses, cannons and soldiers, each moving in its own way. Pieces sit on the intersections of the lines rather than inside squares, and a river crosses the middle of the board. It is played across China and Vietnam and among communities of Chinese and Vietnamese descent worldwide.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.