Philippines: Fruitas Speeds Up Community Store Rollout
Philippine-listed food and beverage kiosk operator Fruitas Holdings has secured 20 more locations for its community stores and is in final lease negotiations on another 20 locations. It is set…
Doctors Call for a National Hi Fi Mask Initiative for Highly Infectious Variant
With record infections and the new threat of a highly infectious COVID variant, doctors are advocating for superior mask protection to lower the number of infections and death. An OPED…
OFW Jeanalyn Villavende’s Female Employer Sentenced to Death
A court in Kuwait has sentenced the female employer of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jeanalyn Villavende to death by hanging, according to the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait “According to…
Hyundai Bioscience Develops Injection Drug for Potential Treatment of Severe Cases of COVID-19
Hyundai Bioscience announced on the 23rd, December 2020, that CNPharm, its major shareholding bio tech company, has succeeded in developing ‘Poly-COV01,’ an injection drug for the potential treatment of patients…
Philippines: December 2020 Physician Licensure Exam Results Released by PRC
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 64 out of 96 passed the Physician Licensure Examination (For Completion) given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila and…
Taiwan Hotel Introduces Post-Pandemic New Lifestyle
The global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has affect all sectors. In Taiwan, tourism related industries that rely on tourists, especially international and business travelers have suffered the most. The…
The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries Elects President and Council for 2021
The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (the Institute) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 15 December 2020. At the Council meeting following the AGM, the Honorary Officers…
Converge Celebrates 1M Subscribers Milestone, Gives Free Speed Increase of Up to 300 Mbps
The fast-paced shift to a digital lifestyle ushered by the pandemic has placed utmost importance on the reliability of internet connection. Major activities that drive heavier internet traffic such as…
Facebook Hit by Huge Outage: Messenger Down!
Many users around the world are unable to access Facebook Messenger, including in the Philippines and other parts of Asia, as the social media giant is reportedly hit by huge…
Century Pacific Expands Deal with Vita Coco
Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), one of the country’s leading food companies, has agreed to extend and expand its long-term agreement as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for Vita Coco, the…
US Turns Over P1.4bn in Military Equipment to the Philippines
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. on December 8. While in Manila,…
Japanese Lawmakers Call for International Agreement to Prohibit Eating of Dogs, Cats
Hidehisa Otsuji, chairman of the Parliamentary League for Animal Welfare, along with 10 members of the league, submitted a request letter to Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in The Prime Minister’s…
Indonesia’s Government to Continue Improving Competitiveness in Human Capital
In addition to accelerating national economic recovery in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s government continues to support efforts in improving human capital competitiveness. This is done in order…
Philippines: Fruitas Opens First Franchised Store in Dubai
Philippine-listed food and beverage kiosk operator Fruitas Holdings Inc (FHI) announced the opening of its first franchised store in Dubai, marking its overseas expansion The store, operated under the Fruitas…
Cebu Landmasters Unveils P33bn Davao Global Township Phase 1
In anticipation of the expected resurgence of Philippine real estate, Mindanao’s emerging P33 billion iconic business district Davao Global Township (DGT) unveils the development’s mixed use first phase highlighted in…
Cebu Traders Urged to Avail of Tax Amnesty
Members of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) have been urged by the Cebu City government to avail of the tax amnesty program. Special Officer of the Mayor…
Amorepacific Develops Technology That Reverses the Aging of Skin Cells
Amorepacific R&D Center, together with KAIST, developed an original technology that reverses the aging process in human dermal fibroblasts. The system’s biology research was conducted in collaboration with a research…
SM Prime Opens New Mall in Zamboanga City
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, will open on Friday, November 27th, its first mall in Zamboanga City and seventh…
Downtown Dubai Prepares for a New Year’s Eve Spectacle to Remember
Emaar, the master developer of the Burj Khalifa, will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a grand masterpiece of fireworks and light & laser show on the world’s tallest building in…
New Php870M USAID Project to Strengthen Water Security in Palawan, Negros Occidental, and Sarangani
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the provinces of Palawan, Negros Occidental, and Sarangani to address water security challenges faced by…