Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Asia Qatar Kindi Centre for Computing Research, under the College of Engineering, and the Artificial Intelligence Organisation launched the first edition of the Future Tech Forum, with workshops, seminars and roundtables on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
Africa Tunisia The Independent Regional Electoral Authority of Tozeur received 35 nominations for the local elections scheduled for 24 December
Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has added Palau to its Island Hopper route, with service starting on 30 November and tickets going on sale from today Friday 27 October
America Costa Rica The Wellness Summit 2023, the most prominent event of its kind in Latin America, will be held virtually from Costa Rica, focusing on holistic well-being, including "Wellness Tourism" and reinforcing the country's status as a well-being destination
Oceania Marshall Islands For Majuro public school students, the hot lunch programme has returned after a temporary suspension since the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October
Oceania Tuvalu The government sent a letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization in which it stated that a fraudulent website was offering shipping registry services on behalf of the island nation
Asia South Korea The number of babies born in Korea in August plummeted to the lowest level in nearly three years, data showed, heightening concerns of a looming demographic crisis driven by the world’s lowest fertility rate, decline in marriage and aging population
Europe Andorra The number of active enterprises grew by 1,7% in the third quarter: 202 more enterprises have been recorded in the Trade and Industry Register, as published yesterday by the Department of Statistics
Africa South Sudan Muzamil Sebi, director of Save the Children, reported on the aid agency's work to reunite the 7000th child separated from his family due to the conflict in South Sudan
Europe Hungary The country is now in fourth place in the production of electric batteries, but will soon rise to second place in the global ranking, thanks to investments by eastern companies
Asia Oman The second tranche of investment opportunities for this year for small and medium-sized enterprises was presented, with nine distinct investment prospects in seven governorates
Asia Syria Israeli fighter jets struck Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, knocking it out of service, according to Syrian state media, marking the fourth such alleged attack in a fortnight
Europe Luxembourg Following Belgium's example, Luxembourg will no longer accept single men arriving under the Dublin system, wanting to give priority to welcoming families