Russia favors creation of Greater Eurasian Partnership: Medvedev
BANGKOK – Russia
advocates the establishment of the Greater Eurasian Partnership involving the
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
and the Shanghai Cooperation...
Higher spending to lift PH GDP within target level
NONTHABURI,
Thailand – Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III is
optimistic that growth of the Philippine economy in the third quarter of 2019
will be better than the...
Seven ASEAN leaders skip summit with US
BANGKOK – Seven out of the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) were noticeably absent at the ASEAN-United States (US) Summit
in...
Gov’t lauds advances to lower cost of fish farming
By JM de la Cruz
A PHILIPPINE government committee
commended developments in aquaculture research that lowered the cost of aqua
feeds for milkfish and tilapia by 30...
Duterte urges India to conclude RCEP
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday
urged India to conclude negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP) given that India and the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Dar blames meat from China, swill feed for ASF outbreak
SMUGGLED meat from China intercepted by
the government last month has been confirmed positive of the African Swine
Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed...
Crypto-currencies, criminality: Myth or reality?
THE RECENT BUST of a worldwide
international pedophile ring using Bitcoin payments highlighted one of the key
fears surrounding crypto-currencies – their use by criminals.
Social networking...
Premier Li urges China, ASEAN to uphold multilateralism, free trade
BANGKOK – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday called on China and the ASEAN
to uphold multilateralism and free trade, resist risks and realize common
development...
National gov’t to help LGUs in quake-hit areas – Dominguez
MANILA – Treasurers and assessors from earthquake-affected areas in
Mindanao have been directed to immediately submit damage reports to determine
rehabilitation financing requirements.
This was disclosed by...
Saudi Aramco kick-starts what could be world’s biggest IPO
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia/DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s
giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO)
on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the...