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Jakarta, Indonesia, 12 August 2026 – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Aida Budiman to become the central bank’s senior deputy governor, placing an…
New Delhi, India, 12 August 2026 – India’s annual retail inflation accelerated to 4.45% in July from 4.38% in June as food prices increased, extending a second month…
Gwacheon, South Korea, 12 August 2026 – South Korea’s communications regulator has concluded that Google and Apple violated national rules governing in-app payments by using their dominant app…
Jakarta, 12 August 2026 – Indonesia has agreed to lift an investment moratorium on ≈ after compensation linked to the 2009 Montara oil spill was paid, clearing a…
Hong Kong, 12 August 2026 – Hong Kong’s property recovery faces a new policy risk as China broadens scrutiny of offshore wealth, raising concern that rental income or…
Seoul, South Korea, 12 August 2026 – South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, extending a fragile labour-market recovery even as manufacturing employment continued…
Singapore, 12 August 2026 – Singapore’s long record of peace, prosperity and administrative effectiveness is creating a less visible strategic risk: citizens and institutions may become less prepared…
Singapore, 11 August 2026 – Businesses using artificial intelligence recorded a 16% revenue increase and 8% employment growth one year after adoption, according to a government study that…
Singapore, 11 August 2026 – Singapore raised its 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.5%–5.5% after second-quarter gross domestic product expanded 5.9% from a year earlier, supported by a…
Seoul, South Korea, 11 August 2026 – South Korean lawmakers are considering legislation that would criminalise the creation, distribution and possession of AI-generated sexually explicit content involving fictional…
