S. Korea’s Yoon suspends informal media briefings, citing COVID
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REUTERS SEOUL — South Korea’s president will suspend informal media briefings that he has held nearly every day since taking office in…
On Tinder, Gen Z singles prefer ‘simple dates’
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Ivan Radic/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 DETERMINED to curb the loneliness that set in during the pandemic, 24-year-old Manila-based graphic designer Diane put time…
Kiribati’s shock withdrawal overshadows Pacific leaders meeting
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PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM/FORUMSEC.ORG SUVA, Fiji — The withdrawal of the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati from the region’s key diplomatic group…
Macau shuts all its casinos to curb COVID, gaming shares plunge
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Brenden Brain/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Macau shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years…
[B-SIDE PODCAST] The five challenges to Philippine competitiveness
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Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) recently announced that the Philippines improved four spots in its…
Why Russia drives European and British gas prices
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NORD STREAM AG LONDON — The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports gas from Russia to Germany will undergo planned maintenance from…
Death of ‘Abenomics’ father may give Japan scope to curb stimulus
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JAPANEXPERTERNA.SE/FLICKR TOKYO — The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan’s “Abenomics” policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely…
Candidates jostle to replace UK PM Johnson in packed race
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10 Downing Street, the Official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. — 10 Downing Street/Flickr LONDON — The contest…
Smart delivers best overall mobile experience with fastest and widest network – Opensignal
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PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) delivers the best mobile network experience to Filipinos as it dominated the latest report…
CIBI appoints Yolanda Zubieta as new President & CEO
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CIBI Information, Inc., the leading credit bureau in the Philippines, today announced that Yolanda Zubieta has been appointed as President & Chief…