Manalo to skip ASEAN meet after testing positive for COVID-19
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FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a tweet on Monday, which means he will…
Business empires dominate PBA
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JC-GELLIDON-UNSPLASH Big Business won big time in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) last Wednesday. The flagship teams of business empires San Miguel…
Outsourcing in times of pandemic
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MATT REAMES-UNSPLASH I was seated beside a senior executive of a large BPO (business process outsourcing) in the country in the first…
The Post-SONA Economic Briefing; FVR’s economy
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There were a number of important economic events that occurred last week, I will discuss four of them here. FIRST SONA OF…
A personal farewell to fully online education
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COMPARE FIBRE-UNSPLASH Two years ago, I was given the opportunity to teach management subjects again at De La Salle University. Half a…
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule
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REUTERS THE HEAD of Myanmar’s junta on Monday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast…
S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age
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Students wearing masks rest at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2020. — REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI SEOUL — South Korean parents…
Macau to reopen city as no COVID cases detected for 9 days
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Brenden Brain/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from…
Hot dogs – and cats – get wearable fans to beat Japan’s scorching summer
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TOKYO – A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the…
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian grain tycoon; drone hits Russian naval base
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REUTERS KYIV – Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, killing the owner of a major grain exporter, while a drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol…