SINGAPORE – Honan Insurance Group, an Australian based insurance and financial services broker with a strong presence in the Asia Pacific region, has acquired MACS Insurance Brokers, a Singaporean broker…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – SM Investments Corporation announced that its consolidated net income in the first quarter of 2015 grew 8.1% to PHP6.7bn (USD150 million), with net income margin at 10.4…
Harvard Researchers Find Way to Detect Cancer 15 Years Earlier Cancer can now be detected 15 years before it can actually occur, scientists at Harvard University and Northwestern Medicine said.…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), said headline inflation slowed down to 2.2 percent year-on-year in April from 2.4 percent in March, thanks to…
SINGAPORE – Sudoku lovers who have long wanted to know how to quickly solve the combinatorial number-placement puzzle have finally found the answer to their quest… from an unlikely source.…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Shoppers in the Philippine capital of Manila have become cautious about getting into major malls following a text message allegedly sent by a terrorist group threatening to…
Singapore-based private dental healthcare group Q&M Dental Group has announced plans to list its China and Malaysia subsidiaries on a reputable stock exchange. The company said in an announcement that…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine government said members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who were deemed responsible for the death of 44 Special Action Force commandos will still…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine government said members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who were deemed responsible for the death of 44 Special Action Force commandos will still…
SYDNEY – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to lower interest rates to a record low of 2 percent as part of efforts to stimulate growth in the…
LEGAZPI CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) fears a possible magmatic eruption of Mount Bulusan following the phreatic or ash explosion on Friday. A phreatic…
CEBU, PHILIPPINES – A 52-year-old American from California and his 17-year-old son were arrested in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu for their alleged involvement in a murder case in Dipolog City. Gary…
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao weighted slightly lighter than his American opponent and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. based on the official weigh-in of the two fighters ahead of the fight…
CEBU, Philippines – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said his administration did well in solving labor disputes in the country, saying saying only 12 cases of labor strikes were recorded…
MALAYSIA – The International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ) Medical Travel Awards 2015 has named Malaysia as “Medical Travel Destination of the Year”, further boosting the country’s medical tourism sector. Malaysia…
HONG KONG – The Ngong Ping Cable Car, which is a part of the world-class tourist attraction Ngong Ping 360 on Lantau Island, will be temporarily closed starting today, May…
MAURITIUS – The inaugural EUR1 million (USD1.1 million) AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, which will be played at the Heritage Golf Club from May 7 to 10, is attracting an exciting…
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published statistics that showed overall foreign-currency deposits falling by 1.3 percent in March, with renminbi deposits decreasing by 2.2 percent.…
CEBU, PHILIPPINES – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, who is in Cebu for activities related to the Labor Day celebration, led the soft opening of the 300-bed Level 2 hospital…
AUSTRALIA – Tourism Australia has announced that Queensland’s Gold Coast will play host to the country’s largest annual tourism trade show – the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) – in 2016.…
