Japan signs deal to link Asia, EU
BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) and
Japan signed an infrastructure deal on Friday to coordinate transport, energy
and digital projects linking Europe and Asia, seeking...
Facebook wins dismissal of lawsuit over privacy breach
NEW YORK, United
States - Facebook Inc. and its chief executive
Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday won dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing them
of deceiving investors about...
Southeast Asian countries consider unified approach to regulating Big Tech
BANGKOK/JAKARTA - Southeast Asian
governments are banding together to take on global tech giants on issues
including “fake news” and taxation, marking a new stage in...
DICT seeks budget to ‘activate’ Philippine satellite slots in space
THE Department of Information and
Communications Technology is seeking budget of still undetermined amount to
utilize the country’s unused communication satellite slots in space.
The satellites may...
BSP cuts key rates by 25 basis points
MANILA - Philippine
monetary officials on Thursday reduced by 25 basis points the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates for the third time this year...
Peso up, stocks flat on positive trade news
MANILA - The Philippine peso improved against the
United States (US) dollar Thursday while the main equities gauge managed to
stay afloat as investors remained on...
Deal on use of hybrid rice seeds inked
MANILA - The government and industry stakeholders
have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on a program that encourages
farmers to use inbred or hybrid seeds...
TRAIN net revenues rise to P55.6B in H1
MANILA - Revenues from the Tax Reform for
Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law rose 65 percent year on year to P55.6 billion
by end of June,...
UN chief urges leaders to avoid ‘new coal’ after 2020
ISTANBUL - Tensions
ran high at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit in New York when UN secretary
general Antonio Guterres challenged leaders to no longer...
ADB cuts PH’s 2019, 2020 growth forecasts
MANILA- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reduced
its economic growth forecast for the Philippines for the next two years amid a
slowdown in the global...