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China’s birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free

Beijing, China—Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives...

From Khusanov to Son Heung-min: Asia’s best footballers in 2025

International betting brand 1xBet has compiled a list of our continent’s top 5 players who have excelled this year. Abdukodir Khusanov, Manchester City The young Uzbek defender,...

Asia’s travel destinations for 2026

Are you itching to start crafting your travel plans for next year? Here’s a very interesting suggestion from Red Elephant Reps, a world-renowned marketing...

OFWs grew 1.5% to 2.19 million in 2024

The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew 1.5 percent to 2.19 million in 2024 from 2.16 million the previous year, with Asia remaining...

Warmer seas, heavier rains drove Asia floods—scientists

Bangkok, Thailand—Warmer seas and heavier rains linked to climate change, along with Indonesia and Sri Lanka's unique geographies and vulnerabilities, combined to produce deadly flooding...

PH risks falling behind Asian peers without reforms

The Philippines is at risk of falling further behind its Asian neighbors in the region’s accelerating industrial boom unless education reforms and industrial policy...

What we know about Hong Kong’s deadly high-rise fire

Hong Kong, China—A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing. The inferno—the financial hub's worst...

PAL, Southwest partnership seen connecting US, Asia travelers

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has launched a new interline partnership with Southwest Airlines Co., allowing trans-oceanic travelers to book single-ticket journeys that connect the two...

Manila-New Delhi flights restore vital link

Direct air connectivity between the Philippines and India resumed on Oct. 1, 2025 as Air India launched its inaugural non-stop service between Manila and...

Philippines, Bhutan formalize diplomatic ties

Philippine Ambassador to India Josel Ignacio and the Bhutanese Ambassador to India Major General Vetsop Namgyel formally established diplomatic relations in New Delhi, India...

Five Filipinos named to Fortune’s ‘Most Powerful Women in Asia’ list

Five Filipino business leaders were named to Fortune magazine’s list of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Asia" for 2025. The ranking, which includes founders,...

Skull could change human evolution timeline

BANGKOK – A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and...

Philippine exports grow at slowest pace in 8 months after new US tariffs

Philippine exports grew at their slowest pace in eight months in August after the United States imposed a 19-percent headline tariff on Aug. 7,...

Pope Leo offers prayers for typhoon victims in Asia

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church offered prayers for various communities across Asia, including the Philippines, that were struck by recent storms this...
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