TOKYO – All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller craft on Tuesday. […]
HMRC introducing new side hustle tax targets Britons making money online
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> With the rise of the gig economy and the increasing number of individuals making money online, the UK government is introducing new measures to tackle tax evasion. As part of these measures, popular online platforms such as eBay, Airbnb, and Etsy will now be required to report […]
BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s top electric vehicle manufacturer
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> BYD, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, has surpassed Tesla, which is owned by Elon Musk, to become the number one seller of electric vehicles in the world. Warren Buffett, the renowned American investor, has been a staunch supporter of BYD since 2008. It appears that the company will […]
Factory activity growth slows in Dec.
Workers are seen at a manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna. — PHILIPPINE STAR KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter FACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines expanded at a slower pace in December, reflecting modest growth […]
Becoming a manufacturing powerhouse remains a pipe dream for Philippines
A WORKER is seen at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Manila, Dec. 10, 2008. — REUTERS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter LILY G. TERRENIO was 19 years old when she became a factory worker at Amertron, Inc. inside the Clark Freeport Zone north of the Philippine capital in 1988. […]
Banks continue to miss 10% lending quota for MSMEs
BANK LENDING to small businesses continued to fall short of the mandated quota of 10% of their total loan portfolio. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS PHILIPPINE BANKS failed to meet the mandated quota for small business loans […]
Philippines yet to fulfill some action plans to exit from FATF ‘gray list’
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presides over a meeting discussing the status of the Philippines in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list” at Malacanan Palace, Jan. 2. — YUMMIE DINGDING/PPA POOL THE PHILIPPINES has yet […]
Jollibee boosts Tim Ho Wan capital by S$100M
FACEBOOK/TIMHOWANPH JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. has increased its capital commitment to Titan Dining LP, the private equity fund that owns the Tim Ho Wan brand and stores, to S$414 million ($313.2 million) to fund its expansion. In a […]
Eleven-month corporate registration tops 2022 level
SEC.GOV.PH THE number of companies that registered in the Philippines had surpassed the 2022 level as of end-November, led by domestic stock corporations, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a statement on Tuesday, the […]
2024: A full theatrical calendar
1 of 2 THE theater, dance, and music scene last year was vibrant and jampacked, and it seems that 2024 will be no different. Here are some shows that will keep calendars full this year. FATEJAN. 12The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) starts off the year with an evening of classical […]