Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc , the Philippines’ second-biggest nickel ore miner, signed contracts with Chinese buyers, including Baosteel, equivalent to about 90 per cent of its nickel ore output target …
Last November, California state officials placed an indefinite hold on the commercial crab season, in order to protect public health. The reason given by the state was dangerously high levels …
According to a study published in Cell, researchers have determined how to isolate and edit messenger RNA that carries genetic instructions from the cell’s nucleus to make new proteins for the first …
Countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to earthquakes, but people in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable, according to a report released last …
Anonymous hackers defaced the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website Sunday night, and “requested” that the commission implement security features on Precinct-Count Optical Scanner machines. The hackers also questioned the accuracy …
The Bangladesh central bank has asked the New York Fed and money laundering chiefs in the Philippines to help recover its stolen $81 million The news came as Finance Minister …
A young man carrying an improvised explosive device was arrested at a Davao City checkpoint on Good Friday. 22-year-old Roy Bulat-Ag Morena of Kidapawan City, was arrested after he attempted …
A fire has been raging on the Philippines’ tallest peak, Mt. Apo, since Saturday of Holy Week. A report shows that the fire began in the ‘blueberry’ area near the …
A Filipino-American has been appointed as the new Asian American Pacific Islander Outreach Director for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Jason Tengco served as deputy director of the White House …
A Chinese fishing boat was caught illegally harvesting coral and endangered turtles in waters around the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the north of the contested South China Sea, Taipei’s Coast …
The Philippines has released a North Korean freighter it seized nearly a month ago under tough new UN sanctions, after no contraband was found onboard and the ship was cleared …
A teenager in Pennsylvania is in a bit of hot water after he responded to a scam originating from the Philippines. Pennsylvania State Police reported that a 15-year-old student from …
A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with trafficking in child pornography. The charges stem from the discovery that he paid women in the Philippines to send him images …
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is urging undocumented Filipino workers in the country to take advantage of the Malaysian government’s ongoing rehiring programme. The programme aims to provide undocumented …
Customs authorities at the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen destroyed 34.78 tons of “substandard bananas” imported from the Philippines due to excessive pesticide use, state TV said on Saturday. The bananas, …
Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made her first million at 21 trading fax machines and latex rubber. Almost a quarter of a century later, she’s poised to become Southeast Asia’s first self-made …
A Korean-American detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday. North …
Officials announced this week that the new and enhanced Philippine E-passport will be launched next month. The new, ‘true’ machine-readable passport is said to be part of the overhauling of …
The rate of carbon emissions is higher than at any time in fossil records stretching back 66 million years to the age of the dinosaurs, according to a study of …
At least 30 people were killed in attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday. There was no credible claim of responsibility eight …
Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and the subway system Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring many others just days after the main suspect in the November Paris attacks …
A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers. The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. …
A Japanese man is now behind bars after he attempted to take possession of a policeman’s gun while she was onboard a motorcycle in Tondo, Manila. 25-year-old Yuhei Chiba, of …
When hackers launched an audacious raid on Bangladesh’s foreign reserves, a plot worthy of a John le Carre spy novel was sparked in the Philippines, exposing the nation as a …
Irish Catholic missionary Michael Sinnott told authorities this week that the killing of Waning Abdulsalam may have been warranted, but that he was not the person who kidnapped him in …
China has said that agreements like the one reached last week by the US and the Philippines allowing for a military presence at five Philippine bases raised questions about militarisation …