TEHRAN (ANA)- Pakistan's machinery imports in the first quarter of the current fiscal year starting from July 2024 went up 21.67 percent year-on-year, official data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Malaysia recorded 3.2 percent of the unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 3.3 percent in the second quarter, official data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Vietnam's total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues increased by 8.5 percent year on year in the first 10 months of 2024 to over 5.2 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (204.7 billion U.S. dollars), local media Vneconomy reported, citing data from the General Statistics Office.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has approved a sovereign-guaranteed local currency loan of up to 291.49 million U.S. dollars equivalent to reconstruct 208 km of road in central Kazakhstan that will improve domestic and regional connectivity, road safety, and promote national and international trade.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Japanese government has maintained its assessment that the country's economy is recovering gradually though stagnation in some areas still lingers.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Australia's annual inflation rate has fallen to its lowest level in over three years, official figures have revealed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Japan's labor market continued to see improvement in September as unemployment rate fell further, a government report showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Sri Lanka's Export Development Board (EDB) aims to raise service sector revenue to 5 billion U.S. dollars by 2030, local media reported, citing EDB Chairperson and CEO Mangala Wijesinghe.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense solutions company, has been working on developing the world's first hydrogen fuel-based tank for the military, industry sources said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Myanmar's manufacturing sector attracted foreign direct investment of 81.7 million U.S. dollars in the first half of the current fiscal year 2024-2025, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported.