SoKor passes law to ban dog meat

ISTANBUL: The South Korean parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ban trade of dog meat by 2027.

There were 208 votes in favor and two abstentions for the bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for meat, Seoul-base…

Rainy Tuesday greets Black Nazarene devotees

MANILA: Three weather systems will bring rain showers in several areas, including Metro Manila, on Tuesday, the Feast of the Black Nazarene.

Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, Caraga, Davao Region, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin will have scatte…

PH eyes FTA with SoKor to take effect by H1 2024

MANILA: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo said the country targets to implement the Philippines-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the first half of 2024, or around nine months since it was signed by both pa…

HoSE houses 42 enterprises with cap of over 1 billion USD

As many as 42 enterprises with capitalisation of over 1 billion USD had been listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) as of December 29, 2023, announced the bourse. The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) top…

Bulgarian NA Speaker calls on young Vietnamese to seize chances to develop bilateral ties

Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly (NA) Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov on January 9 called on students of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) and young people in general as future politicians, managers, and scientists to grasp the world’s …

2 bettors to split P121-M Mega Lotto jackpot

MANILA: Two bettors from Davao and Metro Manila would split the PHP121 million jackpot from Monday night’s Mega Lotto 6/45 draw.

In an advisory Tuesday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the winning combination 09-07-29-28-11-18 …

DTI vows to lure investments producing high-quality jobs

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the agency responsible for generating jobs in the country, has vowed to continue attracting investments that produce higher-quality and higher-paying jobs.

DTI Undersecretary Kim Bernardo-Lokin said…