Ookla Speedtest Global Index report showed increases in both fixed broadband and mobile download speeds for the Philippines in December. The country’s fixed broadband median speed improved to 87.13Mbps from the 81.42Mbps registered the month before. The latest download speed signifies a 7.01...
Netflix released its latest Global Top 10 chart, showing the most viewed shows and films on the platform from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Under the TV (Non-English) category, Korean star Song Hye-kyo’s drama “The Glory” debuted at No. 3 with 25.41 million hours viewed. Netflix Global Top 10 for Dec....
Local factory activity ended on a positive note last year as both production and new orders expanded for the fourth consecutive month in December along with the marginal upturn in employment, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed. The Philippines’ S&P Global manufacturing purchasing...
As the world teeters on the brink of another recession, the Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the Philippine would weather the looming sharp contraction in global economic output next year. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Philippines has the adequate buffers against external...
BEIJING, China – The United States joined nations imposing Covid tests on travelers from China after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases, but the EU's health agency said Thursday such measures weren't warranted in the bloc. A health worker takes a swab sample from a...
A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. Noel CELIS / AFP BEIJING, China -- The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to...
Changes in digital technology are happening at lightning speed and nowhere faster than in the advancements of artificial intelligence (AI). The use of AI has brought about a revolution in how we do things in everyday life. “Anyone who has accessed a financial app through facial recognition,...
Watch parties stayed until the wee hours to witness what is probably the biggest sports spectacle – the FIFA World Cup. The final contest turned out to be a classic duel between two of the best players, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Kylian Mbappe of France. The contest lasted for 120 minutes, as...
Manulife Investment Management (IM) expects a synchronized global growth downturn next year following the aggressive pace of financial tightening in 2022 that would impact the equity and debt markets. In a statement, Sue Trinh, co-head of global macro strategy at Manulife IM, said monetary...
Mini Philippines opens a large new home for the diminutive car in the bustling Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig. The new showroom is the only Mini dealership in Metro Manila equipped with aftersales services, lifestyle and lounge areas, and future-ready facilities. Mini Philippines president,...
Platinum Group Metals Corporation (PGMC), the Surigao-based operating arm of Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc., has been given the prestigious Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) for the Surface Mining Operation Category for the second time. In a statement, FNI said the award...
CLARK, Pampanga – More than 15,000 Global Peace Advocates participated in the three-day Global Peace Festival 2022 from Dec. 1 to 3 here. GLOBAL Peace Advocates attend the Global Peace Festival in Clark, Pampanga. The event was organized by the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) – an international...
