TOKYO — Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital slowed in December on moderating cost pressure for food but stayed above the central bank’s 2% target, data showed on Friday, firming the case for ...

As the new year festivities are just days ahead, mostly cloudy skies and rains are expected to affect parts of Northern Luzon, while the rest of the country will see isolated showers, according to the ...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing various research initiatives to make bamboo, a sustainable construction material, more fire-resistant.  In a statement released Friday, ...

PHILIPPINE business groups are urging lawmakers to pass a general tax amnesty and review the value‑added tax (VAT) on electricity as part of their tax wish list for 2026.

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THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is seeing South Korea as among the potential sources of investments next year amid a free trade agreement (FTA) and the investments that will be attracted ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit in goods narrowed further in November as export growths quickened year on year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. Preliminary data from the ...

Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will hear a verdict on Friday in the biggest trial he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could risk deepening tensions ...

The Philippines’ current account deficit will likely settle at $15.5 billion this year, amounting to 3.2% of GDP, slightly narrower than the previous forecast in October, the central bank said on ...

THE Board of Investments (BoI) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act No. 12252, or the 99-year Investors’ Lease Act, marking a step towards the new regulation’s ...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid on Thursday in a statement from a hospital where he underwent a scheduled hernia operation that doctors said ...