Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asia can’t afford to meddle with nuclear energy Another large electricity provider has decided to abandon the nuclear option. Duke Energy Corp announced it was […]
NFA collects P11.86-million fines from erring grains retailers The National Food Authority (NFA) collected P11.86 million in fines and enforcement fees from 1,758 grains sellers who violated the country’s grains business laws in January to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN manufacturing PMI down to 50.3 in September The Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, decreased marginally in September, but signaled a further improvement […]
Philippines manufacturing PMI inches up in September The Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, edged up in September, indicating the continued subdued growth of the manufacturing economy. — Nikkei Asian Review Senate probes […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu RCEP the grand blueprint of Xi Jinping’s world trade game During the five years between the 18th and 19th Chinese Communist Party congresses, President Xi Jinping […]
AIIB funds $500M flood control The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved funding part of the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Management Project, the first to be approved for the Philippines by the new multilateral […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN LNG DEMAND SEEN AT 35MN MT/YR BY 2020 Along with south Asian nations like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) […]
World Bank report highlights education underspending in past 10 years Despite efforts to increase its budget in the past 10 years, the education sector in the Philippines still suffers from lack of funding due to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN to push ‘clean’ coal technologies THE 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are aiming to “enhance the image of coal” […]
PH climbs a notch in competitiveness The Philippines climbed one place to rank 56th among 137 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018. — Manilastandard.net Stocks slip as investors continue to cash […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Lazada expands Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace in Southeast Asia Online retailer Lazada Group said it will sell select items from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Taobao marketplace in […]
PDEA fights big drug problem with a measly P1.4-B budget How can you fight a P12-billion monthly drug problem with a measly P1.4-billion budget for the entire year? — Philippine Daily Inquirer Three more Maute […]