KATHMANDU -- Inflation rate in Nepal grew to a 15-month high of 6.05 percent by mid-December due to rising food prices for the last few months, the central bank said on Friday.

The prices of vegetables in particular had surged by 43.05 percent, the Nepal Rastra Bank said in a report. (Nepal-Inflation Rate)

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VIENTIANE -- Laos and Vietnam have officially launched a cross-currency transaction service, connecting their cross-border retail payment systems through QR codes.

This initiative, officially launched on Thursday, aims to simplify financial transactions for tourists and support cross-border business activities between the two countries. (Laos-Vietnam-Payment)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Friday established a task force for the acceleration of downstreaming and national energy resilience to speed up the added value process of the energy sources.

"The main goal is to increase the added value of natural resources domestically and accelerate energy resilience through the provision of fossil energy, electricity, and new renewable energy," reads the presidential regulation as quoted by the Presidential Secretariat website. (Indonesia-Energy)

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PHNOM PENH -- A 28-year-old man from southeast Cambodia's Kampong Cham province died of H5N1 human avian influenza on Friday, becoming the first death in 2025, the Ministry of Health said in a press statement.

"Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed on Jan. 9, 2025 that the man was positive for H5N1 virus," the statement said. (Cambodia-H5N1) Enditem

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