Foreign visitors to Japan top 500,000 in Jan-June
However, the figure is still down 96.9 per cent from the first half of 2019, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
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South Korea targets 340 trillion won investment for chip supremacy
Over the past decade, chips have been the nation’s top export item, with their trade volume making up the largest share of total exports at 19.9 percent.
Global rate raise: Asian central banks forced to play catch-up
Asia has lagged as the rest of the world, including emerging markets, began lifting rates as early as last June.
Hong Kong consumer prices up 1.8% in June
In view of surging inflation in some major import sources, price pressures on the external front are expected to remain notable, said a government spokesman.
Chicken prices in Putrajaya to be ‘lowest in the market’ from Aug 1: Minister
He said a slaughterhouse would be built to try to continuously maintain the set price for chickens.
Pakistan won’t go route of ‘regional country’ as fuel reserves at ‘record levels’: Ministers
The comparison was an apparent reference to Sri Lanka, the island nation of 22 million that has been reeling from economic crises for months
Consider putting megaprojects on hold: Bangladeshi economist
He also said the government should review several projects in which there was "visible corruption".
Kernel of hope for Cambodia’s red corn as ministries seek to lend support
Typically processed as animal feed, red corn is harvested twice a year: once between late June and August, and again from late October to February of the following year.
Bangladesh’s electricity crisis may worsen
Experts have warned that with the dwindling fuel stocks, the duration of power outages would surely increase in the days ahead.
‘Panic’ in Pakistani markets as rupee slides further against US dollar
Besides the 18 per cent dip in currency value since last December, Pakistan faces economic turmoil, with fast depleting foreign reserves and widening fiscal and current account…