SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside world with a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs as leader Kim Jong Un called for a rapid expansion of his nuclear...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Rescue workers search for the missing after a flash flood buries a hamlet in mud...
Thirteen companies from the Philippines have earned recognition in TIME's 2024 World's Best Companies list, underscoring their strong performance and resilience in a competitive global marketplace. Compiled by Statista in partnership with TIME, the list evaluated 1,000 companies worldwide based on...
The World Bank is committed to extend to the Philippines more loans, possibly blended with grants to slash interest costs, in order to bankroll flood control as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation projects as extreme weather poses a bigger threat to Filipino lives and livelihoods....
Users in developing countries such as the Philippines have been maximizing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT to make their work—and lives—easier, according to the World Bank. "Countries like India, Brazil, the Philippines, and Indonesia exhibit high rates...
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden gave bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage this summer, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President...
SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world’s richest countries from one of its poorest after a record-setting final Mass in East Timor. Pope Francis is welcomed by dancing children as he arrives at...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on a joint visit Wednesday, as Ukraine presses the West to allow it to use long-range missiles against Russia. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, right. and US Secretary of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election and took no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam , killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155 on Wednesday. Rescue workers clear mud and debris brough down by a flood in Lang Nu hamlet in Lao Cai...
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Alex Luna, a 20-year-old missionary, saw the sky turn from a cherry red to black in about 90 minutes as an explosive wildfire raced toward the Southern California mountain community of Wrightwood and authorities implored residents to leave their belongings behind and...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, is ramping up its hotel business expansion target to over 12,000 rooms by 2028 to 2029 instead of 2030, as it banks on the growth of the tourism industry. In an interview, AGI President and CEO Kevin Andrew...
