Overseas visitors are continuing to spend less time in New Zealand despite arriving in greater numbers, according to figures from the government statistics agency Wednesday.
South Korea's current account surplus hit a fresh record high last month when exports topped 50 billion U.S. dollars for the first time in the country's history, central bank data showed Thursday.
South Korea's jobless rate rose last month as unemployment of young people grew at a fast pace, with fresh jobs created mostly among senior citizens, a government report showed Wednesday.
Australia is on track for its hottest ever calendar year, the latest Australian Climate Council' s statement said on Monday.
The Australian services sector was moving slightly closer to growth territory in October but weak consumer demand for local goods and services dampened progress, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
A partial U.S. government shutdown this month has cut 0.25 percentage point off the fourth-quarter economic growth and cost the country 120,000 jobs in October, Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said on Tuesday.
China has buoyed up New Zealand's tourism industry over the last two years, compensating for declining visitor numbers from traditional markets, the New Zealand government statistics agency announced Thursday.
Macao's Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October went up by 5.19 percent over the same period of last year, according to the figures released Wednesday by the city's Statistics and Census Service.