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Block Dojo, nChain see PH as blockchain powerhouse

LEADING business owners, investors, venture capitalists, and political figures, gathered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, to celebrate the launch of Block Dojo in Asia...

ADB cuts inflation forecast for developing Asia to 3.6%

MANILA—The Asian Development Bank cut its inflation forecast for developing Asia on Wednesday, as food and fuel prices eased, supply chain disruptions waned and...

Heat wave threatens to break records

ROME, Italy – Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences of...

Taylor Swift announces Asia and Europe tour dates, disappoints Filipino fans

Asian Swifties may need to adjust their calendars as American pop star Taylor Swift reveals additional concert dates for the highly-anticipated The Eras Tour...

Pentagon says concerned over China’s ‘increasingly risky’ actions in Asia

The Pentagon voiced concern on Sunday over the Chinese military's "increasingly risky and coercive activities" in Asia. "We remain concerned about the PLA's increasingly risky...

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are...

‘More the merrier’: Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx

In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travellers after Beijing ends...

PBBM calls for self-reliant Asia

"Presses for region to chart own future without external interference" President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said the Asian region must be able to decide...

China economic slowdown to drag on Asia growth until end-2022

BEIJING—China’s “sharp and uncharacteristic” economic slowdown is expected to drag on growth across Asia through the end of next year, the International Monetary Fund...

ADB reduces growth forecast for developing Asia to 4.3%

The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its 2022 growth forecast for developing Asia, with crippling COVID-19 lockdowns in China, conflict in Ukraine and...

Heroism in Asia

"The award was first established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence...

Asia facing ‘stagflationary’ outlook amid Ukraine war

WASHINGTON, United States—Asian nations, like the rest of the world, are being battered by countervailing forces such as the war in Ukraine that are...

Asia markets react to China growth news

Asian stocks were digesting news about growth concerns in China and rising interest rates in the United States on Tuesday with Japan edging marginally...

European Union joins chips race with 42-b euro bid to match Asia

BRUSSELS, Belgium—The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc’s...
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