MEMBERS of indigenous communities join a 2022 pro-responsible mining rally in Koronadal City, capital of South Cotabato where the Tampakan copper-gold project is located. — JOHN M. UNSON The Philippines’ biggest mining project, the Tampakan copper-gold site […]
Khan expands £2,000 Ulez grant to all Londoners with non-compliant vehicles
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Sadiq Khan has expanded the grant scheme for London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to cover any household with a heavily polluting car or motorbike, spending an extra £50m after intense pressure over the political fallout of the plan. The revised proposals, announced on Thursday, also notably increase […]
TikTok in talks to gain Indonesian payments license
SOLEN FEYISSA-UNSPLASH JAKARTA – TikTok told Reuters it is in early-stage talks with regulators to obtain a payments license in Indonesia, a move that would further its e-commerce ambitions in a major market at a time when […]
US should extend EV tax benefits to Vietnam, says business lobby
Image via Architect of the Capitol WASHINGTON – The United States should extend electric vehicle (EV) tax credit benefits to Vietnam if it wants to encourage a landmark investment from the country in US-based manufacturing, the head […]
Euro zone bond yields rise after German data, await US payrolls
REUTERS Euro zone yields rose on Friday after German industrial orders jumped in June, while investors await crucial United States data after Thursday’s numbers failed to provide further clues about whether the Federal Reserve would hike rates […]
World food price index rebounds in July -FAO
TWITTER.COM/FAOSOCIOECON PARIS – The United Nations food agency’s world price index rebounded in July from two-year lows as vegetable oil markets jumped on renewed tensions over exports from war-torn Ukraine and concerns over global production. The Food […]
Russia doubles 2023 defense spending plan as war costs soar — document
A RUSSIAN FLAG flies with the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 27, 2019. — REUTERS LONDON – Russia has doubled its 2023 defense spending target to more than $100 billion […]
Toyota, Pony.Ai to set up robotaxi JV with $139M investment
REUTERS BEIJING – Autonomous vehicle technology startup Pony.Ai on Friday said it would set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toyota Motor with an investment of 1 billion yuan ($139 million) to mass produce robotaxis. The new […]
Australia calls for China to end trade curbs as barley tariffs lifted
PHOTO BY CATHY ROSE A. GARCIA SYDNEY/BEIJING – Australia on Friday used China’s decision to drop anti-dumping tariffs on its barley imports to call for the end to all remaining trade restrictions, led by wine, as commercial […]
PHL inflation slows for sixth straight month in July
A WOMAN buys vegetables at a market in Quiapo, Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN Philippine annual inflation eased for a sixth straight month in July, the statistics agency said on Friday, reflecting slower increases in food and […]