PIXABAY Microsoft launched the first Asia-Pacific cybersecurity council to build a strong, coordinated response against cybercrime in the region. The Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council consists of 15 policy makers from seven countries, Read More

As more consumers go online for banking and other financial transactions, new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) found that fraudsters are ramping up their efforts in the financial services industry. When comparing the last four Read More

UNSPLASH As the founder of a consumer rights non-profit in India, Karnav Shah is used to seeing sharp practices and disgruntled customers. But even he has been surprised by the sheer volume of complaints against Read More

Image via Anup Shah/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 VIENNA — The coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual ranking of most livable cities, propelling Auckland to first place, replacing Vienna, which crashed Read More

FREEPIK WASHINGTON — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Indo-Pacific policy chief said on Tuesday he was “relatively confident” a target for the production of a billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of 2022 Read More

Image via US Secretary of Defense/CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday it will begin testing its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in a larger group of children under age 12 after selecting a Read More

WASHINGTON — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics.  The CDC’s new ratings, first reported by Read More

PHILIPPINE international trade value doubled in April as both exports and imports of merchandise goods posted record-high growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported earlier this morning. Preliminary data by the PSA showed the country’Read More

Reuters WASHINGTON – The World Bank on Tuesday raised its global growth forecast to 5.6% for 2021, marking the strongest recovery from a recession since 1940 due to U.S. stimulus spending and faster growth in China but held Read More

PCOO.GOV.PH President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday night said he would retire from politics when his six-year term ends next year. The tough-talking leader, who is barred by law from running for reelection, Read More