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TOKYO – Sony said on Tuesday that annual net profit dipped 3.5 percent on year but beat its forecast as takings in games and music offset losses in the financial and chip sectors. The entertainment and electronics behemoth has been in the spotlight after reports said it was working with …
Read More »Conservative Gulf brews first local beer
ABU DHABI – Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been taboo. The 42-year-old American is one of the founders of Craft pub in the capital of the …
Read More »A 1st in Canada, $1.6B EV battery separator plant to open in Port Colborne, Ont., in 2027
A small city nestled in southern Ontario's Niagara Region will be home to a new $1.6-billion electric vehicle battery plant. Politicians at the announcement on Tuesday didn't say how many jobs the plant will produce or who will get them. Mayor Bill Steele says Asahi Kasei’s investment is biggest in …
Read More »U.S. raises tariffs significantly on EVs, other goods from China
The U.S. plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that's likely to increase friction between the world's two largest economies. Tariffs, to be phased in over next 3 years, include on EVs, solar cells, steel, …
Read More »Supreme Court’s strategic focus: Will to ensure equal and inclusive justice
Last week, the Supreme Court (SC) demonstrated its will to ensure equal and inclusive justice, one of the four guiding principles in the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) 2022-2027 enunciated by the en banc led by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo. At the joint 2024 Asia and the Pacific …
Read More »Kick out impostors
“The target is the toll collections, as service is not even on the minds of those seeking to take over CAVITEX. The operations and management (O&M) business was turned over to PEATC in 2022. The maneuver of the Public Estates Authority Tollway Corp. (PEATC) to take over the operations of …
Read More »Atin Ito’ unfazed by China blockade
SECURITY HUDDLE. President Marcos Jr. and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro stand at attention while the national anthem is being played at the start of the second Philippine Air Force Command Conference yesterday. Inset photo shows map of Sabina Shoal where the Coast Guard observed coral dumping by Chinese vessels. Largest …
Read More »Marcos OKs e-marketplace procurement system
President Marcos has approved the implementation of the e-Marketplace Procurement System of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the approval during a sectoral meeting with DBM officials at the Malacañan on Tuesday, May 14. The President also …
Read More »Most Filipino families not reaping long-term gains of preschool education
Parents accompany their children from school after their classes in Manila on April 5, 2024. Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes on April 5, the education department said, as parts of the tropical country endured dangerously high temperatures. (AFP / Ted Aljibe) MANILA, Philippines — Parents’ lack …
Read More »Remulla orders probe into alleged illegal activities by diplomats
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla speaks on July 19, 2023. (STAR / Ernie Penaredondo) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered an investigation into reported illegal activities by diplomats posted in the Philippines as it stressed that diplomatic immunity is never absolute. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on …
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