Economy

HONG KONG – Macau carried out mass testing of its 700,000 residents on Tuesday after the emergence of COVID–19 cases in the past week, including at a major casino that prompted authorities to…

JAKARTA – Indonesia‘s food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licenses for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of…

PIXABAY MODHERA, India – Kesa Bhai Prajapati beams with a smile as he molds blocks of clay into jugs and vases on a potter’s…

KYIV – President Vladimir Putin said Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and a decision to freeze participation in a Black Sea grain export program were responses to a drone attack on Moscow’s fleet…

VATICAN CITY – Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis on Monday to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the…

UNSPLASH BEIJING – China’s COVID-19 curbs forced the temporary closure of Disney’s Shanghai resort on Monday, while production of Apple Inc iPhones at…

A vegetable vendor waits for customers at a market in Quiapo, Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN INFLATION may accelerate as much…

A bazaar is seen inside a mall in Manila, June 12. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave,…

FREESTOCKS-UNSPLASH By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter LOCAL BUSINESSES are expected to continue spending on information and communications technology (ICT) next year,…

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE GOVERNMENT is seen on track to bringing down the share of debt to gross domestic product…