PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE STOCKS closed in the red on Friday following the release of the February inflation report, which showed that the rise in prices surged to a 25-month high last month. The benchmark Philippine Read More

Senior Chinese lawmaker Wang Chen said China will change the size, composition, and formation method of an electoral committee that chooses Hong Kong’s leader and give it powers to pick many of the city’Read More

Italy, supported by the European Commission, barred the planned export of around 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its European Union contract commitments. CANBERRA — Australia has asked the European Read More

SMIC, the largest foundry in mainland China, is an important player in the global semiconductor supply chain, which is under pressure as pandemic lockdowns drive up demand for electronics such as laptops and phones. Image Read More

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo The Northport Batang Pier sent Christian Standhardinger (left) to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings for Greg Slaughter (right) in a deal announced by the PBA on Friday. — (PBA Images Read More

Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. continues to give subscribers the best mobile experience as it dominates the latest Mobile Network Experience Report by independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal. Smart, which has been ramping Read More

Most Taiwanese people have shown no interest in being ruled by autocratic China, and have also strongly supported anti-government protests in Chinese-run Hong Kong. BEIJING — China will resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking Taiwan’s Read More

Video footage posted on social media showed surges of water North Island’s East Cape region. — Screenshot via Claudia Maaka/Waiapu Civil Defence/Facebook WELLINGTON — Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes Read More

REUTERS The overall year-on-year increase in prices of widely used goods picked up for the fifth straight month in February by its fastest pace in 26 months, the government reported this morning. Preliminary data from the Read More

REUTERS The overall year-on-year increase in prices of widely used goods picked up for the fifth straight month in February by its fastest pace in 25 months, the government reported this morning. Preliminary data from the Read More