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South Korea's Jobless Claims Fall in June

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

Vietnam's Steel Industry Set to Increase 7-8 Percent in 2024

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Vietnam's domestic steel industry is seeing a positive growth trend and projected to increase by 7-8 percent this year, Vietnam News reported, citing the Vietnam Steel Association.

Chile Raises Minimum Wage

TEHRAN (ANA)- Chile's government has raised the country's minimum wage to 500,000 Chilean pesos (about 530 U.S. dollars), marking the largest minimum wage hike in nearly 30 years.

Top News of Last Week with ANA

TEHRAN (ANA)- Find the news, features, articles, videos and more about the latest scientific and technological advances in Iran and other world countries in the past week (July 8-14) on ANA.

Survey: Record Number of Japanese Living Alone

TEHRAN (ANA)- Japan saw a record number of people living alone last year, while households with children under the age of 18 reached an all-time low, a government survey showed.

Ethiopian Parliament Approves Record Budget for 2024/2025 Fiscal Year

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR), the lower house of parliament, approved a record budget of 971.2 billion Ethiopian birrs (about 16.83 billion U.S. dollars) for the 2024/2025 Ethiopian fiscal year, commencing on July 8.

Corporate Bankruptcies in Japan Hit Decade High amid Inflation, Labor Shortages

TEHRAN (ANA)- The first half of 2024 saw a significant increase in corporate bankruptcies across Japan, marking the highest level in a decade, a local credit research company reported.

Cambodia Approves Investment Projects Worth 3.25 Billion USD in H1

TEHRAN (ANA)- Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 3.25 billion U.S. dollars in the first half (H1) of 2024, surging 195 percent from 1.1 billion dollars in the same period last year, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)'s report released.

Vietnamese Real Estate to Prosper in 2025

TEHRAN (ANA)- The period of Vietnamese real estate's prosperity will last from the second to the fourth quarter of 2025, Vietnam News reported, citing Nguyen Quoc Anh, deputy general director of the property listing platform Batdongsan.com as saying.

Thailand's Headline Inflation Eases in June

TEHRAN (ANA)- Thailand's headline inflation growth eased in June due to softening food prices and the impact from the low base price of electricity has ended, official data showed.

Iran, Russia Interconnect Local Payment Systems

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tehran and Moscow in a meeting inked an agreement to interconnect Iran’s Shetab and Russia’s Mir payment systems.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Companies Display Products at African Farming Exhibitions

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy dispatched a delegation of knowledge-based firms to the Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Technology Exhibition Africa 2024 in Kenya.

Climate Issues to Cut Brazil's 2024 Grain Harvest by 5.9 Percent

TEHRAN (ANA)- Brazil's 2024 grain harvest is set to be 5.9 percent smaller than 2023 due to poor weather in several parts of the country, the state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported.

FM: Tunisia Loses over 1.2 Billion USD Annually due to Illicit Financial Flows

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tunisia loses over 1.2 billion U.S. dollars annually due to illicit financial activities such as tax evasion, organized crimes, terrorism, and so on, Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar said.

Brazilian Market's Growth Forecast Nearly Unchanged despite End of Monetary Easing

TEHRAN (ANA)- Brazil's financial market maintained its 2024 economic growth forecast almost unchanged, even after the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Brazil's Central Bank decided last week to pause the monetary easing policy adopted in August, the bank said.