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COMBATING INFLATION

The Daily Star

Retail power price: Hiked again, in just 3 weeks

The Yomiuri Shimbun

More support planned to ease electric bill burden for Japanese

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Plunging consumer spending is writing on the wall for Philippine’s GDP

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan electronics union to seek pay scale hike of ￥7,000 or more

The Korea Herald

Seoul to expand energy vouchers for low-income families

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japanese labour, management agree wage hikes necessary amid inflation

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Onion prices worldwide much lower, deepen questions on incredulous costs in Philippines

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cartels suspected behind ‘artificial’ onion prices: Philippines politician

The Straits Times

Will wages in Japan keep up with climbing inflation?

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Bank of Japan injects ¥1 trillion into money market to curb interest rates

Viet Nam News

Majority of Vietnamese employers are willing to boost pay rise this year: Survey

Philippine Daily Inquirer

3 million Filipino families faced hunger last year: Poll

The Daily Star

India may keep lid on sugar exports

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Some Japanese companies paying ‘inflation allowances’ to support staff

The Jakarta Post

Bank of Indonesia signals end to rate hikes, optimism on inflation target

The Daily Star

Big hike in gas prices for Bangladesh’s power plants, industry

TECHNOLOGY

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Education experts have largely called for ChatGPT and similar programs to be allowed in schools, saying that banning them was like banning Google or other technologies.
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Indonesia’s telco banks growth on rural areas amid global headwinds

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At WEF, Marcos vows to address slow internet, boost cybersecurity

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Online shopping here to stay, post-PPKM: Market report

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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

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The economy’s current recovery is mainly attributed to rising domestic demand and a revival in investment.
The rapid expansion signals that prospects for economic recovery are improving, thanks optimized Covid containment measures, among others.

CORPORATE BUZZ

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A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman also said China will continue to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
This Russia-Ukraine conflict has made Southeast Asia’s largest economy a lighthouse for global investors seeking solid returns on their portfolios.

CHINA AND ASEAN

The Japan News

U.S., Australia to counter China’s ‘destabilizing military activities’

China Daily

Asean-Plus defence ministers agree to improve defence collaboration

The Jakarta Post

China and Asean join hands to bring the ‘Asian moment’ in global governance

China Daily

RCEP shows strength and resilience of regional trade liberalization

The Nation

Thailand and China ink 5 agreements to boost trade, regional security

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia, China to resume joint-military training exercises, strengthen military cooperation

China Daily

Xi, Widodo vow to take ties to new level

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia-China ink $2.6 billion crude palm oil, fishery trade deals

The Straits Times

Outcome of China’s application to join CPTPP trade pact not yet known: S’pore PM

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia, China sign $1.6 billion deal for second expressway

The Jakarta Post

As Xi visit draws near, delays haunt Jakarta-Bandung rail project

The Jakarta Post

What does the 20th CCP National Congress mean for Indonesia?

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders stress peace at sea, resumption of flights in talks

Viet Nam News

Vietnam, China sign 13 cooperation documents in Party leader’s visit

Viet Nam News

Vietnam party leader arrives in Beijing, starting China visit

The Star

Malaysia, China eyeing more flights

BIG PICTURE

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The IMF also said despite headline inflation has come down in many countries, a premature easing may leave markets vulnerable to sudden repricings if core inflation fails to come down.
This will make up about 1.5 per cent of Singapore’s peak electricity demand, enough to power about 144,000 four-room Housing Board flats for a year.

POLICY MATTERS

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India’s nascent live commerce market is expected to notch up a gross merchandise value of around US$5 billion by 2025, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants.
Royal Academy of Cambodia economics researcher Ky Sereyvath said that international reserves – in terms of US dollar value – have doubled in the last decade or so, indicating an economic boom, as people’s incomes and savings went up.

GLOBAL WARMING

The Jakarta Post

Indonesian, Philippine water experts push for more sustainable dams amid climate change

The Jakarta Post

Crude palm oil exports to drop further as more palm oil goes to biodiesel: GAPKI

The Jakarta Post

Funding, research hamper Indonesia’s seaweed potential for biofuel

The Jakarta Post

EU’s green policy a priority for Asean

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Agri damage caused by floods, rains nears P900 million mark

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia authorities warn of approaching cold snap

The Japan News

Snow storm halts transport across Japan, at least one dead

The Korea Herald

Bitter cold snap continues, heavy snow to follow in Korea

China Daily

Hong Kong Observatory records lowest temperature at 1.3°C in Tai Mo Shan

The Star

Johor cops to airlift food, supplies to over 1,500 people trapped by rising waters

China Daily

Chinese courts make efforts to improve eco-environmental protection

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan authorities warn of health, traffic dangers amid severe cold spell

The Star

‘Snuff out the open burning now’: M’sian environmentalists

The Korea Herald

Siberian cold wave sweeps South Korea

The Phnom Penh Post

Stung Prek Tnaot River’s banks collapse as houses drop into floodwaters

The Straits Times

Davos 2023: Climate change litigation set to grow, says WEF panel

AGRICULTURE

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Reportedly, a large portion of the budget would be used to increase salaries and social protection, and to guarantee farmers’ prices at harvest.
The decline in agri-fisheries output last year marked the third straight year of contraction, following the -1.7 percent and -1.2 percent in 2021 and 2020.

TRANSPORTATION

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A measure to support production of electric vehicle batteries has been delayed by a conflict between the finance and industry ministries.
SsangYong, Renault, GM fight to defend 10% market share, while South Korea still remains as a ‘test bed’ for global carmakers, experts say.

ENERGY

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Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, exported 30.8 million tonnes of palm oil products in 2022, down 8.5 percent from 33.7 million tonnes a year earlier.
The country plans to export more than 74 percent of the coal it mines this year, which the ministry said would mean record shipments.

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Numbers fall but PH teen pregnancies persist, mirror economic, learning gaps

The Jakarta Post

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, says Gandhi’s great-grandson

China Daily

China’s ‘silver’ economy grows with ageing population

The Daily Star

Humanity was all she believed in: First organ transplantation from brain-dead patient

The Straits Times

‘Identity politics hinders the compromises essential to working democracies’

The Korea Herald

Suspected North Korean spies reportedly under probe

The Daily Star

How dysfunctional marriages affect children

The Japan News

With eyes on Mars, U.S. scientists test Japan-made robot seal for reducing astronaut stress

The Korea Herald

Will hefty tax breaks be Korean chipmakers’ saviour?

The Korea Herald

‘For unhappy Koreans, starting families is a difficult task’: Population committee chief

Dawn

How realistic is the forecast that Pakistan will be world’s sixth-largest economy by 2075?

The Korea Herald

Korea should treat drug abuse epidemic as it did Covid-19: Minister

The Kathmandu Post

Vulnerable girls, women being trafficked to India by their own relatives, acquaintances

The Korea Herald

Recovering South Korean drug users at rehab call for more help

The Straits Times

Indian parents using sexual offence law to control teen romance

The Korea Herald

14 years a miser…to be a home owner in Seoul

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