President lauds students, asks to join hands in realising national goal

Hanoi: Students should affirm and demonstrate their responsibility towards the country, with a view to realising the goal of becoming a developed country with high income by 2045, President Vo Van Thuong emphasised while addressing the 11th National C…

‘Kabayan’ affects over 600 has. of rice, corn fields – DA

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said the area of standing crops affected by the former Tropical Depression Kabayan has reached 625,963 hectares.

Kabayan, now a low pressure area, damaged 424,673 hectares for rice and 201,290 hectares…

New Year holiday hoped to be good start for tourism sector

HCM City: The upcoming New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is expected to be a good start for the tourism sector, with localities, travel agents and accommodation establishments making thorough preparations to anticipate increas…

PH among top recipients of remittances in 2023

MANILA: The Philippines is projected to be the fourth top recipient of remittances this year, a report released by the World Bank said.

The World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief 39 December 2023 report said the top five recipient countries for…

Thailand to provide health insurance for foreigners

Bangkok: Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that its Health Insurance for Non-Thai People (Hint) system will debut on January 1, 2024, allowing stateless and non-Thai people to get access to healthcare coverage.

Dr Surachoke Tangwiwat…

Over 2M passengers to flock airports this month amid travel surge

MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is expecting 2.2 million passengers this month amid the holiday rush travel surge, assuring the public it is ready to augment assistance at the airports it operates.

In a televised briefi…

Indigent Quezon water service clients get Christmas gifts

LUCENA: The government water services regulator has again teamed up with its private sector concessionaire to distribute groceries and other Christmas gifts to indigent customers in this province.

Thousands of people, including senior citizens and pe…