Some economists in Singapore have raised their full-year growth forecast for 2025, following better-than-expected second quarter results. According to advance estimates, Q2 GDP expanded 4.3% despite US tariff uncertainty, following a 4.1% rise the previous quarter. The manufacturing sector emerged as the star performer, with a 5.5% expansion driven by demand for electronics and precision engineering. Nadirah Zaidi reports.

The return of K-pop phenomenon BTS is raising hopes that it can revive South Korea's slowing economy, which has been weighed down by uncertainties over US tariffs and domestic political turmoil. The Korea Culture and Tourism Institute previously estimated that a single BTS concert in Seoul could inject up to US$895 million into the Korean economy and create as many as 10,000 jobs. BTS will make its comeback as a full group with a new album and tour in spring next year. CNA's senior Korea correspondent Lim Yun Suk reports.

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