SEOUL -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea hit a record high last year, thanks to robust demand in the second half, government data showed Wednesday.
The reported FDI expanded 4.3 percent from a year earlier to reach a new high of 36.05 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. (South Korea-FDI)
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MELBOURNE -- An intense heatwave swept southern Australia on Wednesday, with temperatures in multiple locations soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.
In downtown Melbourne, the mercury rose to 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon, making it the hottest day since January 2020. (Australia-Heatwave)
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NEW DELHI -- India's real gross domestic product (GDP) during the financial year 2025-26 (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026) is estimated to grow 7.4 percent, said the federal government on Wednesday.
The figure is up from the growth rate of 6.5 percent in the preceding financial year, according to the data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO). (India-GDP-Growth)
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JAKARTA -- "I never thought there would be a baby panda inside," said Rina, a 32-year-old visitor from Jakarta on Tuesday, after learning that a giant panda cub had been born at Taman Safari Indonesia, an animal theme park, in Bogor, West Java Province.
She was among hundreds of visitors who came to the park to see its giant pandas, unaware that the Panda Palace of the park was officially introducing Indonesia's first-ever giant panda cub, born on Nov. 27, after years of intensive conservation efforts and international cooperation. (Indonesia-Panda-Cub)
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TOKYO -- Japan has decided to postpone the launch of an H3 rocket that was scheduled for Feb. 1, as the investigation of the failed launch of its previous H3 rocket is still ongoing, the country's space agency said Wednesday.
The new launch date for the ninth H3 rocket, which will carry a satellite for Japan's seven-satellite system, has not been determined, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement. (Japan-Rocket-Delay) Enditem
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