TEHRAN (ANA)- Malaysia is eyeing the creation of 900 startups by 2026 via its artificial intelligence (AI) sandbox program.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Australian governments have struck a deal to significantly boost the nation's renewable electricity generation capacity.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Singapore economy grew by 2.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2024, faster than the 2.2 percent growth in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Annual inflation in China fell short of market expectations last month with a reading of 0.1%, local media reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam's banking credit grew by 1 percent to 13.79 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (552.4 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three months of 2024, VnExpress reported, citing the State Bank of Vietnam.

TEHRAN (ANA)- South Korea's jobless claims fell last month due to lower demand in the education service, the manufacturing and the wholesale and retail sectors, labor ministry data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Japan logged a current account surplus of 2.64 trillion yen (about 17.4 billion U.S. dollars) in February, said a government report.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Indonesia reported a 3.05 percent year-on-year increase in inflation in March, which remained within the 1.5 percent to 3.5 percent goal range set by the central bank.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Mongolia's central bank said that it had purchased 3.4 tons of gold from legal entities and individuals in the first quarter of this year.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam has received a 51.5 million U.S. dollar payment from the World Bank for verified emissions reductions, commonly referred to as carbon credits, for reducing 10.3 million tons of CO2 in the 2018-2024 period, local media reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.