Asia-Pacific urged to ready workers for AI

The technological boom that has kept Asia-Pacific resilient amid external shocks has also exposed the vulnerabilities in the region's labor sector, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. The IMF's "Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific" report, launched at the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Bangkok, forecasts regional growth at 4.8 percent, supported by strong global demand for semiconductors and AI infrastructure. However, the annual report also noted that ove