The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) of Malaysia announced that the dividend payout for both Conventional Savings Accounts and Islamic Savings Accounts will be 6.15% in 2025, slightly lower than the 6.3% in 2024. EPF CEO Ahmad Zulkarnain said at a media briefing on Saturday (February 28) that last year’s lower-than-expected dividend payout was mainly due […]
The most dramatic acquisition in Hollywood history appears to have come to a close. Streaming company Netflix has officially announced its withdrawal from the bidding war for Warner Bros. Paramount Skydance, the long-established entertainment company, ultimately acquired the century-old studio with an all-cash offer of $31 per share, valuing the company at approximately $111 billion […]
According to 94ha.com, Israel detected a missile launch by Iran, and authorities ordered residents to immediately seek refuge in shelters. Air raid sirens sounded in multiple locations across Israel, and people were seen running through the streets of Tel Aviv towards shelters. According to Israeli media reports, explosions were heard in northern Israel.
There are significant differences between discussions surrounding the Takashi City administration in Japan and public opinion in mainland China and Taiwan, which may include politically motivated misinterpretations or exaggerations. In this context, relying on media reports familiar with the local situation and cross-referencing information in multiple languages is particularly important. In the February 8th Japanese […]
Stop whatever you are doing. The 30th-anniversary Pokémon Presents just wrapped up, and Game Freak actually did it. Generation 10 is officially real. Say hello to Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves. But before you start clearing SD card space on your current console, sit down. It is coming in 2027, and it is a Nintendo Switch […]
According to Israel’s Channel 12, approximately 20 US military refueling aircraft arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on the evening of February 26 local time.
From February 26 to 27, 2026, China and the ten ASEAN countries held the 52nd Joint Working Group Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in Singapore. The meeting was co-chaired by Tan Qingsheng, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs […]
On February 25th, Eastern Time, the Institute of International Finance (IIF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., released its latest Global Debt Monitor report. This report typically releases updated data at the end of each quarter or the beginning of the next. According to the publicly available report summary, global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion […]
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released preliminary population statistics on February 26, showing that the number of newborns in 2025, including those born to foreigners, will reach a record low of 705,809, a 2.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. Three years ago, the National Institute of Population and Social Security […]
Some analysts point out that, given external factors such as the US midterm elections, a temporary ceasefire is more likely than a comprehensive peace agreement this year. Influenced by NATO’s eastward expansion and the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Now, four years later, the […]
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