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China’s old-age dependency ratio overtakes children for first time
Data shows the old-age dependency ratio was 23.1 per cent in 2025, compared with 22 per cent for children, Chinese state-affiliated media Yicai reported.
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India vows action after first cheetah shot dead
NEW DELHI: India has vowed “swift action” after a cheetah was shot dead, the first such killing since the country began reintroducing the animals in 2022, the government said on Wednesday (Oct 28).The environment ministry said it had ordered a “high-level team for an on-ground investigation” into the shooting
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SkillsFuture mid-career support to cover 140 more training programmes, including tech job placements
Funding will cover more courses for mid-career workers who want to move into technology, maritime and offshore, and financial services roles.
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Nomura’s second-quarter profit rises 13%
TOKYO, Oct 28 : Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank Nomura Holdings posted a 13 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit to 103.7 billion yen ($656.7 million), driven by steady growth in wealth management.Nomura’s wholesale division also kept up its strong run and grew income by 47 per cent year o
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Thai central bank keeps interest rate unchanged, as expected
BANGKOK, Oct 28 : Thailand’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected.The Bank of Thailand’s monetary policy committee voted unanimously to maintain the one-day repurchase rate at 1.00 per cent.All 26 economists polled by Reuters
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Two hundred ‘cruise for life’ passengers stranded in Cambodia
More than 200 passengers leave Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey in Sihanoukville after the company suspends Cambodia operations and cites surging fuel costs.
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Water scarcity, land protests cast shadow over Bengaluru’s AI ambitions
Residents in Bengaluru’s Electronic City say nearby data centres are adding to pressure on local water supplies, while farmers outside the city oppose plans to acquire land for a township that would include AI-related industries.
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SK Hynix unveils US$75 billion shareholder return plan after posting record profit
SEOUL: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday (Oct 28) it would return about US$75 billion to shareholders this year, after reporting a more than seven-fold jump in quarterly profit as AI infrastructure demand continues to drive up memory chip prices.The Nvidia supplier also said it has sold out of
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Vietnam financial centre says its first 10 members to mobilise $2.7 billion
HANOI, Oct 28 : Vietnam’s International Financial Center said on Wednesday its first 10 members are expected to mobilise and invest about $2.7 billion in the country’s business hub Ho Chi Minh City through 2027.Among the initial 10 members are holding companies linked to Keppel Asset Management, AG&P LNG and
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Japan’s Nidec likely to miss month-end deadline on audit, Nikkei says
TOKYO, Oct 28 : Japan’s Nidec is unlikely to secure an auditor’s opinion on its securities report by month-end after an auditor flagged that the audit could be delayed, the Nikkei business daily said on Wednesday. The step comes after Nidec said on Tuesday it had decided to sue founder Shigenobu Nagamori al
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