SINGAPORE -- Singapore's manufacturing production rose 9.8 percent year-on-year in September, according to data released by the Economic Development Board Friday.

Supported by the supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and higher production of biological products, biomedical manufacturing led the increase with a 62 percent year-on-year growth last month. (Singapore-Economy)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 2 percentage points to 20 percent this week compared to the previous week, a weekly poll showed Friday.

The negative assessment on Yoon's conduct of state affairs added 1 percentage point to 70 percent, according to local pollster Gallup Korea. (South Korea-Presidential Approval Rate)

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ISLAMABAD -- Ten terrorists were killed during an operation in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.

The CTD personnel conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Mianwali district of the province on the reported presence of 10-15 terrorists in the area, the CTD officials told media on Thursday. (Pakistan-counter terrorism)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, has officially expressed the intention to join BRICS, viewing the multinational group as a vital platform to strengthen cooperation among developing countries.

The intention was presented by Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on Thursday local time. (Indonesia-BRICS)

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MANILA -- The death toll from tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines this week has risen to 81, with around 20 other people still missing, due to massive flooding and landslides, authorities said Friday.

Police said the deaths include 47 in Batangas province, south of Manila, and 28 in the Bicol region, southeast of Manila. (Philippines-Tropical Storm-Trami-Death Toll) Enditem

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