WELLINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's unemployment rate climbed to 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, marking a continued softening of the country's labor market, the statistics ...

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' unemployment rate in June 2025 eased to 3.7 percent, down from 3.9 percent in May 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday.

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Wednesday ordered the suspension of rice importation for 60 days beginning Sept. 1 to protect Filipino farmers during this ...

TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's real wages dropped 1.3 percent year-on-year in June, marking the sixth straight month of decline as wage growth failed to keep pace with inflation despite the summer ...