China bans exams for six-year-olds as Beijing retools education system
Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure ...
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Stocks end slump; BDO, BPI lead market gainers
Stocks rallied Thursday along with the rest of Asia on bargain hunting to snap a four-day losing streak, as worries ...
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Asia’s oldest paper–surviving wars, bankruptcy, pandemics–still going strong
It has survived two world wars, the fight against colonialism, and global financial slumps, and on Thursday, Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s ...
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Manila the second least affordable housing market in Asia
Connet Santos and her family have been renting an apartment for two decades as they could not save enough funds ...
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One in 10 Europeans has bought a fake product – study
MADRID, Spain—One in every 10 Europeans has been duped into buying counterfeit products, mostly coming from Asia, a study by ...
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Asia markets mostly rise but virus, inflation fears linger
Most markets rose in Asia on Tuesday as investors looked past rising virus infections in the region and bet on ...
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Asian cities most vulnerable to natural disasters
Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and most are in ...
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PH rowers fail to secure Tokyo seats
Participants from the Philippines settled for decent finishes, even as rowers from the host country claimed slots to the Tokyo ...
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Asian markets drop with Fed, earnings and Biden in focus
Markets dipped in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a big week of key events including the Federal Reserve's latest policy ...
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The last economy to recover
"The government has no chance of improving the Filipinos’ lot if it allows the economy to deteriorate further." The ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.