Tokyo Stocks Ended Higher As Japan PM Vows Aggressive Fiscal Spending

TOKYO, Oct 25 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo stocks ended higher yesterday, after new Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, vowed to pursue aggressive fiscal spending, to boost the economy in her first speech in parliament. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 658.04 points, or 1.35 percent,…

WHO Sounds Alarm Over “Sharp Increases” In HIV Cases In Philippines, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

MANILA, Oct 24 (NNN-PNA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), in the Western Pacific region, has raised alarm about the “sharp increases” in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, in the Philippines, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea in recent years, “with implications for national and regional security.” At Wednesday’s meeting in…

Vietnam To Invest 7.5 Billion USD In New International Airport Project

HANOI, Oct 24 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam plans to invest over 196 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 7.5 billion U.S. dollars), to build the Gia Binh International Airport, in the northern province of Bac Ninh, local media outlet, VNExpress reported, today. The project will cover nearly 1,900 hectares, featuring four runways and…

Singapore’s Sept Manufacturing Output Up 16.1 Percent Year-On-Year

SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s manufacturing output rose 16.1 percent year-on-year, in Sept, according to data released today, by the Economic Development Board. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, overall output jumped 26.3 percent. All clusters, except general manufacturing and precision engineering, recorded year-on-year gains. Biomedical manufacturing led the…

70 Percent Of Japan’s Bear Attacks Occur In Human-Inhabited Areas: Study

TOKYO, Oct 24 (NNN-NHK) – A survey found that, about 70 percent of bear attacks on human beings in Japan, occurred in areas where people conduct their daily livelihoods, local media reported. As of noon yesterday, 64 people in 12 prefectures across the country had been injured from bear attacks,…

Maldives State Revenue Tops 1.99 Billion USD Amid Tourism Rebound, Tax Reforms

MALÉ, Oct 24 (NNN-PSM) – The state revenue of the Maldives reached 1.99 billion U.S. dollars by Oct 16, this year, up 8.5 percent year-on-year, reflecting the combined impact of tax reforms and a strong rebound in tourism, Maldivian state media reported, yesterday. Tax receipts formed the backbone of this…

Shanghai-Kuala Lumpur Collaboration Strengthens Creative, Cultural Ties

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Urban transformation through creative and cultural efforts, will strengthen the bond between China’s megacity Shanghai and Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, participants at a forum here heard yesterday. The collaboration between the two cities underscores the close ties between Malaysia and China’s creative communities, demonstrating…

Four Killed In Israeli Airstrikes Across Lebanon: Sources

BEIRUT, Oct 24 (NNN-NNA) – Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed yesterday, in Israeli airstrikes targeting eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. Two people were killed and two others injured by Israeli airstrikes in the evening, targeting a house in the town of Arabsalim, deep in…

Chinese Phone Maker OPPO Opens Factory In Egypt

CAIRO, Oct 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, yesterday inaugurated a smartphone and electronics manufacturing plant for Chinese tech company OPPO, in the industrial city of 10th of Ramadan, east of Cairo. Madbouly described the opening as “a strong addition to the electronics manufacturing sector in Egypt,” read…

Sri Lanka’s Exports Up Seven Percent In First Nine Months Of This Year

COLOMBO, Oct 24 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose by seven percent year-on-year, to nearly 13 billion U.S. dollars, by the end of Sept, this year, underpinned by robust performance in both goods and services, according to data from the Export Development Board. Between Jan and Sept, total exports…