Vietnam’s Ba Den Mountain to host UN Day of Vesak 2025
Ciara Mina As part of the United Nations’ Day of Vesak celebrations for 2025, thousands of delegates will gather at…
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Singapore tackles climate change while other nations delay
Hazel Camba Despite numerous global challenges and major economies like the United States scaling back on their climate plans, the…
Liverpool band The Searchers to play final show at Glastonbury
Rachel Walker Merseybeat group The Searchers are set to perform their last-ever show at this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June…
Niue Blue named one of TIME’s Greatest Places for 2025
Carmela Calling Evan Barclay, managing director of watersports company Niue Blue, was overjoyed when Time Magazine named the dive hub…
Cook Islands tourism body to transform Atiu into tourist hotspot
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) has outlined an initiative that could transform Atiu, the territory's third-largest island, into a…
House grills pro-Duterte vloggers during anti-disinformation probe
Ian Trinidad Members of the House of Representatives questioned several vloggers on Friday, including some linked to the camp of…
Boxing news: Boxing remains in Olympic programme for 2028 Games
Geoffrey H. Latayan Olympic boxing has been handed another lease of life after the issues that knocked the sport down in…
Innovative seeder by Filipino engineer enhances rice production in the Philippines
Andre Alfonso R. Gutierrez A homegrown agricultural innovation developed by a Filipino engineer from Oriental Mindoro is making strides in boosting rice…
British trade envoy reaffirms boosting strategic ties with Egypt
Mary Mae Balasanos United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Egypt Yasmin Qureshi has reiterated the commitment to boosting ties with Egypt in…
Gone in the rubble: Fragile truce in Gaza shattered
Jacinth Banite Strike after strike, one dead body after another. The respite in Gaza Strip has come to an end…
Environment news: AI to improve storm surge forecasts for coastal cities
Elan Castanares Researchers at the University of Hamburg's Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability are using artificial intelligence (AI)…
Michelin Guide 2026 to shine spotlight on Filipino cuisine
Vivien Bernardino It may be a long time coming, but the Philippines is finally having its own Michelin Guide.
Think tank report sees promising impact from ICE Pact
The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact - a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada, Finland and the…
NVIDIA CEO: We are less than five years away from humanoid robots
From fictional cyborgs we often see in movies, animations and games - how close are we to a…
Vietnam to cut 100,000 public sector jobs in restructuring campaign
Vietnam is undergoing its biggest administrative restructuring since the 1980s to improve the government's efficiency, ease the strain…
Spring Equinox 2025: The first day of spring
Sandra Queiroz This year, 2025, we welcome the arrival of spring on Thursday, March 20th.
Malaysia’s Prime Ministerial Term Limit: A Necessary Reform?
Maybelene Marcelino A proposal to limit the tenure of the Malaysian prime minister to 10 years has been met with…
Hong Kong International Film and Television Market 2025 welcomes Vietnamese pavilion debut
Over 760 exhibitors from over 34 countries and regions have joined the 29th Hong Kong International cinema and…
Indonesia’s new law to see expansion of military in government roles
A new bill which increased the military's role in government was passed in Indonesia on Thursday. Critics say…
Music news: Celine Dion denies having AI-generated songs amid health issue
Ren Azrack Escosio Queen of Power Ballads Celine Dion has denied having AI-generated songs and has warned her supporters to be…
Major League Baseball news: Shohei Ohtani’s LA Dodgers dominate Tokyo Series
John Boston The 2025 Major League Baseball season got underway in Tokyo this week, with a two-game series between reigning…
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s ICC case: Will the arrest end with Duterte?
Rosemarie Zamora The Philippines' firebrand former president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, was arrested last week under an International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza to boost economic ties between Egypt and the UAE
KC Maderia The launching of Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza is projected to boost the economic ties between Egypt and the…
NFL news: Eagles great, two-time Super Bowl champ Brandon Graham hangs up his cleats
Two-time Super Bowl champion Brandon Graham retired on Tuesday after playing 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.