Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy
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SHENZHEN — Growing up in a Chinese village, Julian Zhu only saw his father a few times a year when he returned…
‘Playing with fire’: UN warns as team to inspect damage at Ukraine nuclear plant
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Satellite imagery shows closer view of reactors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Ukraine, August 29, 2022. — MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS LONDON/LVIV,…
Who will pay for climate ‘loss and damage’?
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The COP27 summit of nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to set up a…
As Biden turns 80, Americans ask ‘What’s too old?’
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TWITTER/FLOTUS WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden, Jr., turned 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history. He celebrated…
Why US seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
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AMERICAN and Filipino troops attend the opening of the annual joint military exercises called Balikatan on March 28, 2022 at the Philippine…
BSP sees slower growth until 2024
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THE ORTIGAS business district pictured on Nov. 9, 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is expected to hit the…
PHL ranking in corruption index declines
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINES slipped three places in a corruption index released by Global Risk Profile (GRP), which noted that financial…
Pandemic unleashes flurry of new Filipino entrepreneurs
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BW FILE PHOTO By Joseph L. Garcia, Reporter AUDREY CRUZ was one of the many Filipinos who sold pans of sushi bake…
BW Economic Forum returns with ‘Forecast 2023’
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THE RECENT global economic outlook has become “gloomy and more uncertain,” according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As businesses bounce back…
MPTC won’t drop CTBEX despite overlap with San Miguel project
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THE METRO Pacific Tollways group said it will not give up its original proponent status (OPS) for its unsolicited proposal to construct…