Despite the improvement in headline numbers, analysts warn that deflationary pressures on the world's second-largest economy are not yet over.

The restrictions banned the export of so-called "dual-use" goods, materials that can have both civilian and military applications.

The vessel had left Myanmar's Buthidaung with about 300 people on board.

"As the President of UPKO, I would like to see Sabah's rights exercised. That's the principle and the reason I joined politics," wrote Ewon Benedick, who is also Malaysia's Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister.

A decommissioned heating facility in Ulsan collapsed Nov 6  as workers were taking down parts of the massive steel structure to prepare for demolition.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, is forecast to make landfall in Aurora province in central Luzon on Sunday night at the earliest.

China's mission to the European Union condemned Hsiao Bi-khim's visit, saying it was a serious interference in China's internal affairs.

The exports will be allowed as long as the chips are only for "civilian use", Sefcovic added, saying the measure would take effect "immediately".

Prabowo's approval is little changed from 80.9 per cent in the previous poll, released in January. 

The 17-year-old suspected perpetrator is recovering, Indonesia's police chief said.

Currently, the largest currency note of 100,000 rupiah is equivalent to US$6. 

The warning comes just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of destruction across the region.

From K-pop breakthroughs to Billie Eilish’s comeback and The Weeknd’s latest snub, the 2026 Grammys are full of twists.

In January 2023, Khairy Jamaluddin was expelled from UMNO for openly criticising the party’s top leadership during the 15th General Election campaign the year before. 

Taiwan Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim spoke at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China's annual summit held in the European Parliament in Brussels, a visit which Beijing says "gravely violates the one-China principle".

Japan’s tea industry needs to be far more assertive about what makes it special, says David Fickling for Bloomberg Opinion.