MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed Proclamation No. 991, declaring 2015 as ‘Visit the Philippines…
International financial services group Credit Suisse Group announced the appointment of John Knox as its new Australia CEO effective 1…
BANGKOK, THAILAND – One passenger died while a 12-year-old was still missing as a tourist boat in Thailand caught fire,…
SEOUL – An online survey showed that South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co has overtaken its rival Apple Inc…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Philippine power utility firm Manila Electric Co (Meralco) announced that electricity rates in April went up by…
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is reshuffling his cabinet and other appointed positions as part of continuing leadership…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Stock Exchange has released the updated list of Shariah-compliant securities listed in the local bourse.…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank), the second largest bank in the Philippines, held a bell ringing…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – As repatriation activities continue to become harder, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines has…
MANILA— Philippine merchandise exports recorded a 3.1-percent decline in February 2015 on account of lower sales in agro-based products, manufactures,…
MALAYSIA – The call of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin for the inclusion of native languages in the national educational…
MALAYSIA – Malaysia’s largest bank and financial group, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), is set to open its fourth branch in…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pushed for the capability of Halal market be explored in…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Headline inflation in the Philippines eased slightly to 2.4 percent year-on-year in March from 2.5 percent in…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that all DFA satellite offices and regional consular offices…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III today inaugurated the Php772.9-million (USD17.35 million) bridge in Barangay Lullutan, Ilagan…
MALAYSIA – Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour, Johor has rebranded as Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour, Johor, becoming the tenth hotel to…
Mandarin Oriental confirms that the credit card systems in a limited number of its hotels in the US and Europe…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Foreign exchange reserves in the Philippines fell to USD80.4 billion as of the end of March from…
MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) broke past the 8,100 level and registered a new all-time high on…