The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed the listing of Aspial Treasury Pte Ltd.’s five-year retail bonds with a coupon rate of 5.25 percent per annum, payable half-yearly, on the Mainboard…
NIGERIA – Nicon Insurance, one of the top insurance firms in Nigeria, is reportedly selling N20 billion (USD100 million) worth of its assets in a move to meet the insurer’s…
TARLAC, PHILIPPINES – A group of mountaineers who were trying to cross a river in sitio Baag in the village of San Pedro were instead swept by the strong current,…
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES – A local police official here said the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Cebu have so far been peaceful and orderly with no reported cases of…
CEBU CITY – The Philippines through the Department of Health (DOH) called on member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to promote good health in order to stimulate…
Philippine flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced a USD20-million total comprehensive income in 2014, the airline’s first positive income after a three-year losing streak. In a statement issued after its…
Intel Corporation has invested more than USD60 million into a Shanghai-based drone and aerospace firm Yuneec International, as other technology firms are exploring the actual commercial uses of drones. The…
The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) has recorded at least 140 various health cases involving delegates and field personnel of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings…
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand on Friday paid his respects to Filipino national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, by laying a wreath at his monument at the…
Senior Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will meet counterparts from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies at various meetings of the Third APEC Senior Officials Meeting…
MALAYSIA – Kuala Lumpur-headquartered universal bank CIMB Group posted a 32.6 percent decline in net profit in the second quarter of this year to MYR639.75 million (USD152.6 million) from a…
McCann Worldgroup China CEO Jesse Lin has been promoted to Vice Chairman of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific and Chairman of MRM/McCann APAC, the group said in a statement. Lin will…
ATLANTA – More than 1,700 employees have received direct assistance from the Cox Employee Relief Fund (CERF) since it was established a decade ago. CERF was established by members of…
Hong Kong-based corporate investigation consultancy firm Verity Consulting Ltd was named “Best Corporate Intelligence and Investigation Services – Hong Kong” and “Best in Fraud Prevention – Hong Kong” in the…
Teleperformance, one of the world’s top providers of outsourced customer experience management services, received its fourth consecutive Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Contact Center Service Provider of the Year Award.…
The Philippines called on member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to address constraints of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) to fully participate in trade across the…
Prevention is better than cure, even in cybersecurity. Kaspersky Lab says financial companies should focus more on preventing cyber threats rather than being prepared to mitigate its possible impact to…
With its expanding businesses and young and talented people, the potential of the country to become a premier innovation hub was displayed in abundance as it hosted the 2nd 2015…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Despite the decision of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop its policy on randomly inspecting balikbayan boxes sent home by overseas Filipino works (OFW), the Philippine…
MANILA – Following the directive from President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will no longer conduct random physical inspection on balikbayan boxes from overseas Filipino workers…
