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Taiwan, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked on Friday, opening doors for Indian migrant workers to explore job opportunities in Taiwan. «Taiwan-India relations reach a new high! The MOU on the Facilitation of Employment of Indian Workers, signed by @TWIndia2 Rep. Ger & @ita_taipei Rep Yadav,» the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (@MOFA_Taiwan) announced the milestone in a post on social media platform X. The MoU is seen as a step towards mutual benefits, igniting a robust momentum for deeper cooperation between the two nations.

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World Trade Organization (WTO) to lower the cost of cross-border remittances for promoting international trade. In a submission made on Tuesday, New Delhi said one of the means to achieve cheaper, faster and more transparent and accessible cross-border payments including remittances is «promoting interoperability and interlinkages of digital payment infrastructures including fast payment systems». «Cost of remittance is an issue we have been raising. There is also a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on this,» said an official.

labour-strained Taipei seeks to expand its foreign workforce beyond its traditional source countries of Southeast Asia, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, local media reports said Taiwan seeks to hire more Indian workers to address labour shortages in the manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and fishery industries. Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer but with an ageing society.

Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday said its beverage volume growth in 2023 in the developing and emerging market was led by India and Brazil. The India business «experienced a robust growth in 2023», said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company during the earnings call on Tuesday. The company's net revenue for the December quarter grew 7% to USD 10.8 billion, and organic revenues (non-GAAP) grew 12%. For 2023, net revenues grew 6% to USD 45.8 billion.

redevelopment bid of Ninoy Aquino International Airport at Manilla. The other two bidders are San Miguel Corporation- conglomerate from the Philippines and the Manila International Airport Consortium (MIAC). GMR’s consortium also includes Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation- an infrastructure company from the Philippines and House of Investments which is the Yuchengo family office which operates Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation- one of the largest banks in Philippines. The bid results will be announced on February 14.

Kochi, Japan, will move into the metaverse space, with city officials sealing a web3 deal with the Philippines-based Start Lands.

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Governor Eli Remolona of the Philippines Central Bank (BSP) has disclosed the central bank’s plans to introduce a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years.

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The Japanese government has adopted plans to scrap its current foreign trainee program, which has been criticized as a cover for importing cheap labor, and replace it with a system it says will actually teach skills and safeguard trainees’ rights as Ja...

legal risk, cyber risk and the impact artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) will have on the banking system as these new technologies take shape for a larger role in public like Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor T Rabi Sankar said. Sankar who oversees the department of fintech, currency management and department of payment and settlement systems at the RBI among others said banks as risk managers have to be aware of the changes AIML will bring even as they figure out the implementation of these technologies in day to day operations. He suggested that it would be better if the training of people and upgrade of systems can be co-ordinated between banks by industry bodies like the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) because the nature of AIML technology is very different from before.

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Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said Saturday. Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday's operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small outfit aligned with the Islamic State group, in the hinterland village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur province, army spokesman Col. Louie Dema-ala said. Army forces clashed with about 15 militants in a series of shootouts from Thursday to Friday after some villagers tipped off the military of their presence, Dema-ala, adding that the surviving militants escaped and were being pursued.

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(Reuters) -General Dynamics beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as a tense global political climate sustained demand for its military equipment even as supply-chain pressures drove up costs.

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Wednesday inflation remains a «most urgent concern» and must be kept under control.

A Filipino fishing boat captain is protesting the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he asserts that Chinese officers forcibly drove him and his men away from a disputed shoal

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Mint had earlier reported that this cooperation will now extend to the Pacific Islands as well. The Philippines, a key political and security ally of the US, has recently increased its defence procurement from India, including the BrahMos missile, amid strained relations with China over maritime disputes. Manila has accused China of using aggressive tactics and condemned the actions.

South Korean law enforcers have extradited a man suspected of stealing $3.5 million from a nursing care fund to buy cryptoassets before fleeing abroad.