08.10.2024 7:09 BANGKOK -- Asia's developing economies should deepen trade relations with export markets to prepare for tougher trade restrictions, the World Bank advised on Tuesday as it sees limits emerging to the benefits reaped by the likes of Vietnam and Thailand from supply chain shifts."East Asia's development model -- relying on open global markets and labor-intensive production -- is being challenged by trade tensions and new technologies," said Aaditya Mattoo, the World Bank's chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific, at the launch of the development agency's biannual regional economic update for developing East Asia and the Pacific. "The best response is to deepen trade agreements and to equip people with the skills and mobility to take advantage of the new technologies."08.10.2024 7:12 Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led the National League with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs, is a finalist for the 2024 Hank Aaron Award, Major League Baseball said Monday.
Last year, Ohtani became the first Japanese winner of the award given to the top offensive performer in each league after hitting an American League-leading 44 homers for the Los Angeles Angels.
Read full story here08.10.2024 7:13 CHENNAI -- Samsung is locked in a stalemate with striking employees near Chennai, after talks between government officials representing its interests and unions failed on Monday.Samsung workers and their representatives are not only protesting over pay and working conditions, but also want the company and the government to recognize their Samsung India Workers' Union. SIWU is backed by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).08.10.2024 7:31 Pressed repeatedly, Kamala Harris stayed focused on the points she wanted to make. She also spoke about owning a Glock, and Tim Walz revealed she had told him to be a “little more careful” speaking.08.10.2024 7:55 Klar, es braucht bei Donald Trump immer einen Superlativ. Er baut einen zweiten Golfplatz an der schottischen Ostküste – mit ... 08.10.2024 8:09 Samsung Vice Chairman, Jun Young-hyun, who is the new head of the company's Device Solutions Division, issued a rare apology.08.10.2024 8:12 The government has fired up investors by encouraging banks to lend more to buyers of stock and real estate, but economists say more stimulus is needed.08.10.2024 8:16 Samsung posts worse-than-expected guidance for third quarter08.10.2024 8:22 Für seinen »Bus-Report« hat der Tüv Tausende Hauptuntersuchungen ausgewertet. Das Ergebnis ist – wie seit vielen Jahren immer ... 08.10.2024 8:24 The 79-year-old former president bids to return as mayor of Davao City, which he previously led for two decades.08.10.2024 8:25 SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- China's government outlined additional policy support measures on Tuesday but stopped short of announcing a large fiscal stimulus package that investors had anticipated.Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body, said in a news conference that the government will frontload 100 billion yuan ($14.1 billion) from next year's investment budget and another 100 billion yuan in construction projects. He also said the government will continue to issue ultra long-term special government bonds next year.08.10.2024 8:45 Endless attempts to escape bombings, food convoys stormed by starving crowds, surgery without anesthesia in destroyed hospitals: These are the stories of Gazans trying to survive the pace of evacuations and Israeli raids.08.10.2024 8:47 Japan's real wages in August fell 0.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the first decline in three months, as wage growth failed to keep pace with an acceleration of price increases, government data showed Tuesday.
The drop in inflation-adjusted wages, a barometer of consumers' purchasing power, also reflected the fading impact of higher summer bonuses paid in June and July. Real wages marked the first rise in 27 months in June.
Read full story here08.10.2024 9:00 Sie ist alleinerziehende Mutter, arbeitet und hat eine ungewöhnliche Methode, ihre Finanzen im Griff zu behalten. Hier verrät ... 08.10.2024 9:00 Vieles wird teurer – und trotzdem wollen Sie sich etwas gönnen? Wie Sie herausfinden, was wirklich wichtig ist. 08.10.2024 9:00 Israel wägt Vergeltungsoptionen gegen Iran ab. In den USA drängt Krypto-Geld in die Politik. Und ein Reporter spürt einen ... 08.10.2024 9:03 Wir alle haben sie: Dinge zu Hause, die wir aus irgendeinem Urlaub mitgebracht haben. Nützliches, Schönes, Staubfänger, an einem ... 08.10.2024 9:04 Bei seinen »Prime Deal Days« ködert Amazon Dienstag und Mittwoch mit angeblich besonders tollen Angeboten. Zum Glück gibt es ... 08.10.2024 9:27 Apple could launch a connected ring to rival Samsung by 2026, according to CCS Insight, adding to the U.S. tech giant's focus on health. 08.10.2024 10:07 A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employeesJapan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behaviour of a growing number of customers and clients leaves a lot to be desired.The rise of the abusive consumer has prompted authorities in Tokyo to introduce the country’s first ordinance – a locally approved regulation – to protect service industry staff from kasuhara – the Japanese abbreviated form of “customer harassment”. Continue reading... ... 08.10.2024 10:47 Campaign that began in 2023 in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands expanded to include France, Italy and Spain.08.10.2024 10:48 Hot on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which had been the deadliest natural disaster to hit the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurrican Milton is expected to hit Florida after Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.08.10.2024 11:38 Tourism has slowly started to resume on Kinmen, a remote Taiwanese island 1.8 miles from China that once thrived on visitors from the mainland. 08.10.2024 12:04 There were explosions and fires in Albania’s capital as police confronted anti-government protesters.08.10.2024 12:25 Defence minister says 'highly likely' North Korean soldiers were killed in recent attack by Ukrainian forces.08.10.2024 12:39 Al Jazeera breaks down the death and destruction by Israeli forces in Gaza in the past year.08.10.2024 12:47 BREAKING NEWS: Japan prosecutors not to appeal acquittal of man of 1966 murders <FULL STORY>
==KyodoRead full story here08.10.2024 13:16 Household spending in Japan fell 1.9% year-on-year in August, a softer fall compared to the 2.6% decline expected by a Reuters poll of economists.08.10.2024 13:27 An escalating conflict in the Middle East has thrust the world's most important oil artery back into the global spotlight.08.10.2024 13:28 For the Palestinian children evacuated from Gaza, weekly football training brings smiles and unearths future stars.08.10.2024 13:41 The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, vowed Tuesday to strengthen the long-standing U.S.-Japan alliance further as he believes it is "the cornerstone of the regional peace, security and prosperity" in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
"I will work tirelessly to prove my words true despite the understandable complexities of the world that we live in and inevitable challenges that we will face," he said during a change of command ceremony held at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo.
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BANGKOK -- Asia's developing economies should deepen trade relations with export markets to prepare for tougher trade restrictions, the World Bank advised on Tuesday as it sees limits emerging to the benefits reaped by the likes of Vietnam and Thailand from supply chain shifts."East Asia's development model -- relying on open global markets and labor-intensive production -- is being challenged by trade tensions and new technologies," said Aaditya Mattoo, the World Bank's chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific, at the launch of the development agency's biannual regional economic update for developing East Asia and the Pacific. "The best response is to deepen trade agreements and to equip people with the skills and mobility to take advantage of the new technologies."
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led the National League with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs, is a finalist for the 2024 Hank Aaron Award, Major League Baseball said Monday.
Last year, Ohtani became the first Japanese winner of the award given to the top offensive performer in each league after hitting an American League-leading 44 homers for the Los Angeles Angels.
Read full story here
CHENNAI -- Samsung is locked in a stalemate with striking employees near Chennai, after talks between government officials representing its interests and unions failed on Monday.Samsung workers and their representatives are not only protesting over pay and working conditions, but also want the company and the government to recognize their Samsung India Workers' Union. SIWU is backed by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
Pressed repeatedly, Kamala Harris stayed focused on the points she wanted to make. She also spoke about owning a Glock, and Tim Walz revealed she had told him to be a “little more careful” speaking.
Klar, es braucht bei Donald Trump immer einen Superlativ. Er baut einen zweiten Golfplatz an der schottischen Ostküste – mit ... 
The government has fired up investors by encouraging banks to lend more to buyers of stock and real estate, but economists say more stimulus is needed.
Für seinen »Bus-Report« hat der Tüv Tausende Hauptuntersuchungen ausgewertet. Das Ergebnis ist – wie seit vielen Jahren immer ... 
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- China's government outlined additional policy support measures on Tuesday but stopped short of announcing a large fiscal stimulus package that investors had anticipated.Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning body, said in a news conference that the government will frontload 100 billion yuan ($14.1 billion) from next year's investment budget and another 100 billion yuan in construction projects. He also said the government will continue to issue ultra long-term special government bonds next year.
Endless attempts to escape bombings, food convoys stormed by starving crowds, surgery without anesthesia in destroyed hospitals: These are the stories of Gazans trying to survive the pace of evacuations and Israeli raids.
Japan's real wages in August fell 0.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the first decline in three months, as wage growth failed to keep pace with an acceleration of price increases, government data showed Tuesday.
The drop in inflation-adjusted wages, a barometer of consumers' purchasing power, also reflected the fading impact of higher summer bonuses paid in June and July. Real wages marked the first rise in 27 months in June.
Read full story here
Sie ist alleinerziehende Mutter, arbeitet und hat eine ungewöhnliche Methode, ihre Finanzen im Griff zu behalten. Hier verrät ... 
Vieles wird teurer – und trotzdem wollen Sie sich etwas gönnen? Wie Sie herausfinden, was wirklich wichtig ist. 
Israel wägt Vergeltungsoptionen gegen Iran ab. In den USA drängt Krypto-Geld in die Politik. Und ein Reporter spürt einen ... 
Wir alle haben sie: Dinge zu Hause, die wir aus irgendeinem Urlaub mitgebracht haben. Nützliches, Schönes, Staubfänger, an einem ... 
Bei seinen »Prime Deal Days« ködert Amazon Dienstag und Mittwoch mit angeblich besonders tollen Angeboten. Zum Glück gibt es ... 
A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employeesJapan is celebrated for its exceptional levels of customer service. But the behaviour of a growing number of customers and clients leaves a lot to be desired.The rise of the abusive consumer has prompted authorities in Tokyo to introduce the country’s first ordinance – a locally approved regulation – to protect service industry staff from kasuhara – the Japanese abbreviated form of “customer harassment”. Continue reading... ... 
Hot on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which had been the deadliest natural disaster to hit the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurrican Milton is expected to hit Florida after Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, vowed Tuesday to strengthen the long-standing U.S.-Japan alliance further as he believes it is "the cornerstone of the regional peace, security and prosperity" in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
"I will work tirelessly to prove my words true despite the understandable complexities of the world that we live in and inevitable challenges that we will face," he said during a change of command ceremony held at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo.
Read full story here