Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the Nikkei Asia News Roundup! In this all-English language podcast, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman provide you with some of the most significant news stories emerging from the Asia region.

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In the this final episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Malaysian tech workers' growing salaries and an Indonesian minimart chain Alfamart's unique efforts to reverse a slowdown.

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Read more of our coverage on the main topics in this episode:

Japan's key tech workers are now cheaper than Malaysia's
https://s.nikkei.com/4svz6B6

Indonesian minimart king Alfamart boosts quick commerce to reverse slowdown
https://s.nikkei.com/4s1qykq

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