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Poll: Business confidence in Japan lowest since ‘09 crisis

Tokyo"•Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has plunged to its worst level since the global financial crisis, a key survey showed Wednesday, as the coronavirus...

Greece reopens islands to flights from select nations to save tourism season

By Chantal Valery Corfu, Greece"•Greece prepared to welcome tourist flights to its island destinations on Wednesday for the first time in months, as it raced...

Alliance Global’s profit declined 32% to P3b in first quarter on virus impact

Alliance Global Group Inc., the holding company of billionaire Andrew Tan, said net income fell by 32 percent in the first quarter to P3...

LT Group cautious on 2020 outlook as pandemic’s effects linger

LT Group Inc., the listed holding company of tycoon Lucio Tan, expressed a guarded outlook for 2020 because of the lingering effects of the...

Market rallies; Alliance Global, Altus climb

Share prices rebounded Tuesday along with the rest of Asia, as traders welcomed positive economic data from China and the US, which helped offset...

Britain’s economy suffers worst quarterly contraction since 1979

London—Britain’s economy has suffered its biggest quarterly contraction for more than 40 years as the coronavirus pandemic slashed activity, revised official data showed Tuesday. Gross...

Japan’s unemployment rate rises 2.9%

Tokyo"•Japan’s unemployment rate rose to 2.9 percent in May, official data showed Tuesday, the third consecutive monthly rise as the coronavirus pandemic takes its...

Mayors, DOH discuss virus testing playbooks

Local, national, and regional health officials and executive officers recently met virtually to discuss strategies to improve COVID-19 testing outcomes at the fourth and...

Munti lifts ECQ on Sucat sitio four days early

The local government of Muntinlupa has lifted the enhanced localized community quarantine in a sitio in Brgy. Sucat ahead of schedule due to improving...

Nueva Vizcaya offers 20% discount for medical lab fees

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—The provincial government has suspended its hospital fees benefits and granted 20 percent discount for its medical laboratory fees to lessen the...

Post-pandemic challenges

"Here are two issues we must closely watch and focus on." We don’t know how long this pandemic will pin us down and constantly make...

Megaworld reduces 2020 capital spending by 40% as income dips

Property developer Megaworld Corp. said it reduced its 2020 capital spending by 40 percent as net income fell in the first quarter because of...

Stocks tumble; BDO, Megaworld fall

The stock market sank Monday along with the rest of Asia after a surge in coronavirus infections in several countries, including the US, prompted...

Thailand set to ease curbs on massage parlors, bars

Bangkok—Thailand’s nightlife will restart with some restrictions this week, the kingdom announced Monday, part of a return to normalcy as it prepares to welcome...
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