Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 2

SINGAPORE -- The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) announced on Wednesday that Oct. 9 marked Singapore's highest temperature ever recorded for the month.

October 2023 was generally warm with daily maximum temperatures above 34 degrees centigrade on 25 days. (Singapore-Temperature)

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YANGON -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Yangon Branch has joined the Cross-Border Int