SEOUL -- Half of new jobs in South Korea were created for the elderly people last year, with youth employment rising slightly, statistical office data showed Wednesday.

The number of jobs stood at 26.45 million in 2022, up 870,000 from the previous year, according to Statistics Korea. (South Korea-Job-Elderly)

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CANBERRA -- Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 percent in the third quarter. (Australia-Economic Growth-Q3)

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MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday that it has approved a 250 million U.S. dollars loan to improve Indonesia's flood management capacity.

The Manila-based bank said the financial project will help reduce flood risk in the northern coastal area of Java island and strengthen the local community's socioeconomic resilience. (Philippines-ADB-Indonesia)

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KIEV -- Ukraine received 37.4 billion U.S. dollars in external financing in the January-November period this year, the government press service reported Tuesday.

About 11 billion dollars were given to Ukraine as grants in the period, with the United States, Germany, Spain, Finland and Ireland being the largest donors, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. (Ukraine-Financial Aid) Enditem

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