South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing ...

Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports fell 4.6% in July from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, weaker than analysts’ estimates as pharmaceuticals led a drop in ...

European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Donald Trump in Washington, they said on Sunday, seeking to shore up Zelenskiy’s position as the U.S. president presses Ukraine to accept a quick ...

U.S. President Donald Trump could offer NATO-like protection of Ukraine, and Russia is open to the idea, one of his top foreign policy officials said on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Ukraine and ...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to ensure that independent directors of publicly listed companies have security of tenure. SEC Chairperson Francisco Ed. Lim told reporters on Friday ...

THE PHILIPPINE government is confident it can bring down the poverty rate to single-digit levels by 2028. “While we lowered our growth targets, we remain optimistic about reducing poverty rates to ...

FOREIGN INVESTORS are eager to tap into the growth potential of the Philippines but concerns over unpredictable regulations and high cost of energy and logistics persist, according to executives of ...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is looking to increase excise tax collections by 9% in 2026, mainly driven by tobacco products. In the 2026 Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing (BESF), ...

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its new rules on crypto asset service providers (CASPs) do not ban cryptocurrency trading in the Philippines but require platforms to register to ...

THE PESO could continue to move sideways against the dollar this week as markets monitor developments at the US Federal Reserve as the Trump administration continues to pressure the central bank to ...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS company PLDT Inc. has resumed talks to sell a stake in its data center business, after previously shelving a $1-billion deal. “We have been approached lately by interested ...