KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — SoftBank Corp announced it will launch a full-fledged expansion of its global Internet of Things (IoT) business in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region from October 2023.

ISTANBUL (Turkiye), Oct 4 — The World Bank revised South Asia's economic growth forecast for 2023 to 5.8 per cent, up from a previous projection of 5.6 per cent, higher than any developing region on the globe.

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CANBERRA, Oct 4 — Australia is facing its most significant skills shortage in 60 years, the head of the government's skills agency has warned.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 — US-based technology company Meta plans to charge users in Europe for ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday.

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COPENHAGEN, Oct 4 — The negative consequences of global warming present a major challenge for companies, according to Apple boss Tim Cook, who called climate change the most pressing problem of these times.

BANGKOK, Oct 3 — There were no Malaysians involved in the shooting at Bangkok's Siam Paragon Mall on Tuesday, which killed two individuals and injured five others.

BANGKOK, Oct 3 — Thailand's police arrested a teenage gunman suspected of killing a Chinese national and critically wounding five people on Tuesday in a shooting spree at a luxury Bangkok mall, the latest high-profile gun violence to rock the country in recent years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Asia-Pacific airlines saw their air cargo volume, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), increase by 4.9 per cent in August 2023 compared to the same month in 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) inaugural World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Madrid, Spain, will focus on key elements that are vital in achieving the aviation industry’s commitment to net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050.

MOSCOW, Oct 3 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered the country's Defence Ministry to put off arms procurement plans until the 2024 fiscal year so the government could use the budget to help the people.

NEW YORK, Oct 3 — United States payments provider Visa announced on Monday it will invest US$100 million in companies developing generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and applications, reported dpa news agency.

SINGAPORE, Oct 3 — Singapore has said it expect more arrests and seizures as the Asian financial hub investigates one of its biggest cases of money laundering, in which the value of assets seized now stands at SG$2.8 billion (RM9.63 billion).

TOKYO, Oct 3 — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has kicked off its test runs of a self-driving bus, as Japan seeks driverless services and autonomous public transportation solutions.

ISTANBUL, Oct 3 — Emerging economies need much more private financing for climate transition, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — The Indonesian government, via its Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), has denied allegations regarding haze from forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia crossing into Malaysia.

SEOUL, Oct 2 — Legislative efforts to end dog meat consumption in South Korea are picking up speed amid rare political unity following the presidential office's outspoken support for ending the centuries-old practice.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday inaugurated a US$7.3 billion (RM34.35 billion) high-speed railway connecting the country's capital with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has been marred with problems.