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Coffee table book. The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) launches its first coffee table book entitled ‘Dugong Tsinoy, Pusong Pinoy’ in Binondo, Manila. Leading the ceremonial turnover of the book are (from left) FFCCCII vice president Jeffrey Ng, book editor AA Patawaran, FFCCCII president Dr. …

The National Development Company (NDC), serving as an investment arm of the government, signed a 25-year commercial lease agreement with restaurant operator The Bistro Group (TBG Shared Services Inc.), which will build its new corporate head office in the prime property in Makati City. NDC said in a statement Tuesday, …

Canada’s economy added 41,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose to 5.8 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.  Unemployment rose to 5.8 per cent, according to Labour Force Survey. The Canadian economy added 41,000 jobs in February, fuelled by strong population growth that continues to outpace employment gains. …

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden walk up the West Wing colonnade on their way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2023. (AFP / Carolyn Kaster / Pool)  MANILA, Philippines — US President Joe Biden has assembled a …

A vendor sells livestock at a market in Shenyang in northeastern China’s Liaoning province on January 12, 2024./AFP  BEIJING, China — Chinese consumer prices rose in February for the first time since August, data showed Saturday, bucking a months-long stretch of deflation that compounded the country’s myriad economic woes. The …

People use their phones next to a display showing the stock numbers on the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong on April 27, 2022. (Dale dela Rey/AFP)  HONG KONG, China — Asian markets on Friday tracked a record-breaking day in New York and Europe as traders grew increasingly optimistic about …

People spend time on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on May 31, 2020. (AFP / Isaac Lawrence)  HONG KONG, China — As Hong Kong fast-tracks a new national security law, the legislation and questions about its implementation have raised fears among the business community. The draft bill, …

The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged this week, at least in part because it doesn’t want to add fuel to a real estate market that’s already heating up.  As housing market heats up, central bank leaves interest rates unchanged at 5%. The Bank of Canada is trying to …

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.  Chinese national Linwei Ding arrested in California on 4 counts of federal trade secret theft. A former software …

The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent again, as economists had expected. The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent again, as economists had expected. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jenna Benchetrit Journalist Jenna Benchetrit is a senior writer …