PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS Although working Filipinos still fear coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), they are now more willing to go out, a recent study showed. A 2021 survey of the Filipino workforce by health maintenance organization PhilhealthCare, Inc. (PhilCare) found that a majority of 1,500 respondents “strongly agree” that the […]
Still fearing COVID, Filipinos are mobile out of necessity — survey
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS Although working Filipinos still fear coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), they are now more willing to go out, a recent study showed. A 2021 survey of the Filipino workforce by health maintenance organization PhilhealthCare, Inc. (PhilCare) found that a majority of 1,500 respondents “strongly agree” that the […]
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. — Photograph courtesy of Hong Kong Architectural Services Department. HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said on Friday it rejected “unfounded and ridiculous” allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political and legal situation due to the […]
Taiwan puppeteers look to NFTs to keep their art alive
VeVe Digital Collectibles YUNLIN, Taiwan — A group of Taiwanese puppeteers are looking to use non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, to help bring their traditional art form into the modern era and keep it relevant for a new audience. NFTs are crypto assets representing a digital item such as an image, […]
Don’t throw Russia out of G20, aid group says, with eye on food crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin WASHINGTON — Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the head of German aid group Welthungerhilfe (WHH) told Reuters. Mathias Mogge, chief executive […]
Asia’s factory activity slows as Ukraine crisis, inflation bite
REUTERS/ALY SONG/FILE PHOTO TOKYO — Most Asian factories saw activity slow in March, as slumping Chinese demand and rising raw material costs blamed on the Ukraine crisis added strains to firms already suffering from lingering supply chain disruptions. While Japan benefited from easing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, the spike […]
Scientists publish the first complete human genome
UNSPLASH WASHINGTON — Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutations and genetic variation among the world’s 7.9 billion people. Researchers in 2003 unveiled what was then billed as the […]
Kickstart Ventures celebrates a decade of enabling startups, commits to expand investments globally
Kickstart Ventures, one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. The Philippine-based corporate venture capital firm also reveals a new bold look […]
Filinvest Land, Inc. to hold annual stockholders’ meeting virtually on April 22
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Filinvest Land, Inc. to hold annual stockholders’ meeting virtually on April 22
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