TEHRAN (ANA)- Malaysia's total fertility rate (TFR) fell below replacement level, declining from 2.1 children per woman in 2010 to 1.6 in 2022, an official told the country's parliament.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.1 percent in June from a year before, government data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Singapore's overall waste recycling rate declined from 62 percent in 2013 to 52 percent in 2023 as people produced less waste, according to data released by the National Environment Agency (NEA).

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Bank of Japan (BoJ) unanimously left interest rates unchanged but indicated that it may start reducing Japanese government bond purchases.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Thailand's headline inflation rose for the second straight month in May, marking the highest rate in 13 months, due to rising energy prices and higher prices of agricultural products stemming from the extremely hot weather, official data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- ASEAN countries are taking concrete actions to enhance food production to ensure food security and nutrition at the regional and global levels.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Mongolia's inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, dropped to 5.7 percent in May, the lowest level since April 2021, when inflation was 5.6 percent, data from the country's National Statistics Office showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth during the previous financial year from April 2023 to March 2024 recorded a jump of nearly 1.2 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Philippines' foreign investments yielded net outflows of 312 million U.S. dollars in April, the Philippine central bank said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas has reported lower earnings in the first quarter of this year amid prolonged volatility in the pricing landscape.