The day's most relevant stories from the Philippines and Asia's major countries. Links to original sources.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said governments across the world should address the pressing issue of how the emergence of artificial intelligence is dampening jobs demand for fresh graduates.
Indonesia will "open new plantations" for sugarcane used in bioethanol production, the government said, even as it announced a halt to deforestation for rice paddy expansion.
Thousands sheltered on Sept. 28 in evacuation centers in the Thai capital, parts of it still flooded after havoc brought by intense weekend rain, while swelling reservoirs in an eastern province triggered orders for more to leave their homes.
China is set to cut tariffs on a broad range of U.S. agricultural goods, from corn and wheat to meat and dairy, but top import item soybeans were excluded from a tariff-reduction list its commerce ministry issued on Monday.
The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on US$30 billion of goods and launch a dialogue on AI, both countries said following President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
The Philippines has temporarily suspended excise duties on petroleum products used for cooking as it struggles to deal with soaring fuel costs from the Middle East war.
A Singapore High Court judge said interim judicial managers were needed at Radiant World to investigate suspected fraud at the iron ore trader.
Thailand will extend its consumer subsidy program using 40 billion baht (US$1.20 billion) remaining from the first phase, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.
The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."
The European Union will suspend imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products from Thursday, citing concerns over Brazil’s compliance with EU rules on antibiotic use in livestock.
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein's valuation has dropped by around 70% from a near $100 billion private market peak four years ago, as it aims to raise up to HK$13.86 billion ($1.77 billion) in its Hong Kong IPO launched on Monday.
The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday.
The U.S. gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.
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