Japan Household Spending Fell 2.5 Percent In Aug

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s household spending fell 2.5 percent in Aug, from a year earlier, with consumption being squeezed by rising prices, government data showed, today. Households of two or more people spent an average of 293,161 yen (about 1,975 U.S. dollars), dropping for the sixth consecutive month,…

Vietnam’s Exports Of Wood Pellets, Chips Show Positive Signs

HANOI, Oct 5 (NNN-VNA) – Wood pellets and wood chips are a bright spot in the shipment of Vietnam’s forestry products, it was reported today, citing the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association. The value of Vietnamese wood chip exports reached 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months…

OPEC+’S Output Cut Helps Stabilise Global Market: Kuwaiti Minister

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 5 (NNN-KUNA) – OPEC+’s cut in production is necessary, to address challenges and stabilise the global market, Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil and Minister of State for Economic and Investment, Saad Al-Barak, said yesterday. In a statement posted on Kuwait’s Oil Ministry’s website, the…

Road Mishap Killed Eight In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – As many as eight people, including four members of a family, died, and a couple of others were injured, in a road accident in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, yesterday, confirmed the local police. The mishap occurred in the Phulpur area of the…

Japan Starts Second Release Of Nuclear-Contaminated Wastewater Into Ocean Despite Protest

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan today started the second round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. Despite mounting concerns and opposition among local fishermen, as well as, other countries, the discharge commenced at around 10:30 a.m. local time,…

6.6-Magnitude Quake Jolted South Of Japan’s Izu Islands, Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, struck south of Japan’s Izu Islands today, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). According to the agency, the temblor occurred at 11:09 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km. A tsunami advisory of an estimated…

Two In Five Australians Affected By Mental Disorders: Report

CANBERRA, Oct 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two in every five Australians have experienced a mental disorder, according to the national statistics agency. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), today published the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, revealing that 42.9 percent of Australians aged 16 to 85, or 8.5 million…

Four Killed In House Fire In Philippine

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – A pre-dawn fire razed through a house in the Philippine capital region today, killing at least four trapped residents, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. The bureau said, the fire broke out at around 4:00 a.m. local time, at a populous village in the north-western…

S. Korea’s Online Shopping Grew 6.1 Percent In Aug

SEOUL, Oct 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s online shopping grew in Aug, due to robust demand for travel, food and e-coupon services, statistical office data showed, today. Shopping in cyberspace stood at 19.1 trillion won (14.2 billion U.S. dollars) in Aug, up 6.1 percent from the same month last year,…

World Bank Says Indian Economy To Grow At 6.3 Percent In FY 2023-24

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – The World Bank said, the Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3 percent in the current financial year. The international financial institution, in its report, said, India continues to show resilience against the backdrop of a challenging global environment. India Development Update (IDU),…