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President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, to discuss ways to cooperate on North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Read More: Japan’s Service Sector Increase at Record Rate in April The trilateral […]

Sea Games 2023 Cambodia or the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian Games, is a biennial sports multi-sport event which is currently being held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia starting from May 5th-17th 2023. After approximately 1 week of holding the 2023 Sea Games, Indonesia has shown good performance. On May 14, 2023, Indonesia managed to

Central Airlines Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China, has recently launched a new international cargo flight line route, “Shenzhen-Jakarta,” which will operate six times a week, with a weekly capacity of more than 120 tons. The new route is mainly for transporting fresh seafood from Indonesia and other ASEAN countries into Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in

Japan’s service activity grew at a record pace in April, a private sector survey showed on Monday, helped by a boost in consumer spending following the end of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The final Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Jibun Bank Japan Services increased to a seasonally adjusted 55.4 last month from 55.0 in March. For

Travelers crossing Singapore land checkpoints by car will soon be able to use QR codes instead of their passports to clear immigration. Starting in early 2024, travelers will be able to create a profile and generate an individual or group QR code on the MyICA mobile app using details from Singpass or their passports.  The

Car production in Thailand rose 4.16% to 179,848 units. The increase occurred in March 2023 and was up from the previous year. On Tuesday, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said that the increase was due to a reduced shortage of microchips.  Car exports rose 4.84% in March on an annual basis, after rising 11.42%

India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming weeks, reaching nearly 1.43 billion people, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs announced on Monday 24 April. India is ahead of China due to the rapid growth of its population and the decline in China’s population after reaching 1.426

The 32nd Southeast Asian Games’ organizing committees in Cambodia unexpectedly decided to forgo the USD 50 per day meal and lodging cost. Previously, each member of the sports delegations from participating countries at both events are charged for their meal and accommodations. This decision was made during a special meeting on April 18 led by

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Asia-Pacific will drive more than half of global growth this year, despite lowering its forecast for the region’s mature economies due to growing concerns. GDP growth forecasts for advanced economies such as Singapore, South Korea, and Australia have decreased by 0.4% compared to the IMF’s last forecast in

The Finance Ministers of Japan and South Korea will reportedly hold a bilateral meeting early next month for the first time in seven years. At this meeting later, the finance prime ministers of Japan and South Korea will mark closer cooperation covering economic policies that have been hampered by diplomatic conflicts. South Korean Finance Minister