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S’pore food security at climate change risk

Bloomberg Singapore, home to some of the planet’s most affluent people, shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry — except when you factor in the threat of climate change. The city state ranks top of the Global Food Security Index, a gauge of more than 100 countries developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by Corteva Agriscience. But when ...

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Japan’s economy grows faster than extimates in Q3

Bloomberg Japan’s economy expanded in the third quarter at a much faster pace than initially reported, as capital investment and private consumption proved much stronger than first estimated. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualised pace of 1.8% in the three months through September from the previous quarter, faster than an initial reading of 0.2%, revised Cabinet Office data ...

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Xiaomi takes on Apple in Japan with 108-megapixel budget smartphone

Bloomberg Xiaomi Corp, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, is entering Japan and taking on Apple Inc with a budget-friendly smartphone and a connected fitness tracker. The company is making the Mi Note 10 Android smartphone available in Japan for immediate pre-order to be shipped on December 16. Priced from 52,800 yen ($486), the handset has a high-resolution 108-megapixel camera, a ...

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