MOST Singapore government agencies will cease haze mitigation measures on Saturday, as the country’s air quality improves after weeks of dense smog. The distribution of N95 and equivalent masks ...

FRANCE is bracing for a day of strikes and demonstrations over the cost of living, extending more than a month of protests, as parliamentary talks over next year’s budget remain deadlocked. The ...

HONG Kong’s jewelry and watch sales have surged to their highest level since 2019 despite China’s broader luxury slowdown, as ...

HIGHER interest rates aren’t playing out as expected for lenders across Asia Pacific. From National Australia Bank Ltd. to DBS Group Holdings Ltd., lenders are missing analysts’ expectations. They are ...

EUROPEAN airlines suffered a second wave of bomb threats on Thursday that indiscriminately targeted companies from low-cost operator Wizz Air Holdings Plc to Finnish flag carrier Finnair Oyj, throwing ...

THE House of Representatives impeachment prosecution panel on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s first defense witness, Dean Ralph Sarmiento of the De La Salle ...

JAIL officials and defense counsel on Thursday addressed allegations before the Sandiganbayan on the detention conditions of former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, as broadcaster Ramon Tulfo ...

THE Philippines is doubling down on its modern defense structure, clearing the way to acquire an additional fleet of Indian-made BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to reinforce its maritime defense ...

FOR years, the digital-asset industry has sought to shake up finance by stripping away the intermediaries, delays and controls that govern the movement of money on Wall Street. The pitch: faster ...

Rising transport and housing costs pushed the country’s inflation to its highest level in more than three years in October, ...

FOR years, the digital-asset industry has sought to shake up finance by stripping away the intermediaries, delays and controls that govern the movement of money on Wall Street. The pitch: faster ...

THE Philippines recorded the strongest growth in innovation over the past year in the GSMA’s 2026 Digital Nations Index, helping it tie with Thailand for third place among Southeast Asian economies, ...