The World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes ...

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and Indonesia signed several deals and memorandums of understanding worth around $27 billion between private sector institutions in fields including clean energy and ...

GOTIANUN-LED Filinvest Hospitality Corp. (FHC) said it is looking to open 60 refurbished rooms at its five-star Crimson ...

SEOUL – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Thursday to implement a “bold” fiscal policy to boost a flagging economy after the country’s martial law crisis and to tackle challenges posed by ...

In a strategic move signaling the evolution of the Philippine insurance industry, veteran actor and seasoned marketing professional Albert Martinez has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and ...

SYDNEY – Australia said its A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) purchase of supersonic missiles from the United States underscores its commitment to defense spending, though Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. labor market likely slowed further in June, with the unemployment rate expected to have edged up to more than a 3-1/2-year high of 4.3%, as economic uncertainty stemming from the ...

Hong Kong’s retailers are battling against shifting consumer habits, as visitors spend less and locals head across the border to China for cheaper dining and shopping, leading to a wave of store ...

Cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) systems are more vulnerable to cyber threats than traditional cloud setups, prompting regulators in Southeast Asia, like the Philippines, to be on heightened ...

ROME – Italy, along with other NATO countries, has agreed to sharply increase defense spending over the next decade, but Giorgia Meloni’s government is already working on imaginative ways to minimize ...