Dozens of grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, United States. Boeing on Monday said it expects the 737 MAX airplane, which was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people, to resume flying in January, delaying its return by a month. LINDSEY WASSON/REUTERS

737 MAX to resume flying in January, says Boeing

NEW YORK, United States – Boeing on Monday said it expects the 737 MAX airplane, which was grounded after two crashes killed 346 people, to resume...
Tiger shrimp, locally known as sugpo or lukon, are poured out from a plastic crate for sorting at the Dumangas Brackishwater Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center after a recent harvest that yielded almost three tons from a half-hectare pond. RD DIANALA

Shrimp harvest in Dumangas lifts hopes for reviving sugpo farming

By J Genilza, RD Dianala A RECENT harvest of almost three tons of tiger shrimp, locally known as lukon or sugpo, lifts hopes for reviving the multi-million...
Cargo vessels ply the route from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental to neighboring areas, such as Cebu and Batangas. A private corporation is proposing a multi-billion development of the commercial port in the northern Negros Occidental. CADIZ BULLETIN

Multi-billion port mulled in Cadiz City

BACOLOD City – A family-owned corporate group has proposed to develop an international port project costing P7 billion to P8 billion in Cadiz City, located in northern...
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, left, greets supporters as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 11. An important court ruling Monday in the first corruption trial of Najib will be a test of the legal system and of the credibility of the prime minister who brought about his shocking ouster from office last year. VINCENT THIAN/AP

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib ordered to enter defense in ‘1MDB case’

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian judge on Monday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense at his first corruption trial linked to...
A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq. Iran has discovered a new oilfield in the southwest of the country that has the potential to boost its reserves by about a third. ESSAM AL-SUDANI/REUTERS

State firm found new oilfield with 53-billion barrels of crude – Iran president

DUBAI – Iran has discovered a new oilfield in the southwest of the country that has the potential to boost its reserves by about a third,...
The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, United States. Spying allegations from former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscored the risks for Silicon Valley firms holding sensitive data which make the platforms ripe for espionage. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS

Twitter spy case highlights risks for big tech platforms

WASHINGTON – Spying allegations from former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscored the risks for Silicon Valley firms holding sensitive data which make the platforms ripe...
A mascot for Tmall, an online shopping website owned by Alibaba, promotes Singles Day in Beijing. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc. said Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 91.2-billion yuan ($13 billion) within the first hour, up 32 percent from last year’s early haul of 69-billion yuan. AP

Singles’ Day sales hit 91.2-B yuan in first hour – Alibaba

SHANGHAI – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Inc. said Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz hit 91.2-billion yuan ($13 billion) within...
Iloilo Science and Technology (ISAT) University inaugurates Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center at the ISAT University Miagao Campus on Nov. 6.

ISAT inaugurates Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center

ILOILO Science and Technology (ISAT) University, in partnership with Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), DOST Region 6, Great Women...

Hotel 101 Resort Boracay poised to become largest green hotel in PH

 ON Nov. 11, Hotel of Asia, Inc. (HOA), the hotel arm of DoubleDragon Properties Corp. (DoubleDragon), has engaged Barone International as its sustainability consultant in its...

PhilHealth assures continuous access to benefits for Mindanao earthquake victims

INDIVIDUALS and their families in need of medical care treatment in areas recently affected by three succeeding earthquakes may continuously have access to health care benefits...