Japanese baseball star coaches kids in Quezon town

MULANAY: Legendary Japanese baseball pitcher Tsuyoshi Yoda shared his wealth of knowledge in the sport with members of this town’s Little League and Secondary League teams during exhibition games staged as part of the ongoing Cocolunay Festival.

The …

Airplane, train tickets almost sold out, bus seats available as Tet nears

Hanoi: Just 10 days left to the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest and longest festival in a year of Vietnamese people, almost all airplane and train tickets on key routes for this occasion have been sold out, while there is not a lack of means of roa…

PBBM off to Vietnam for state visit

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday flew to Vietnam for a state visit that aims to strengthen bilateral ties, and strengthen maritime cooperation, trade, and investment deals between the two countries.

In his departure speech, Marcos …

Consumer price index rises 3.37% in January

Hanoi: Vietnam saw a year-on-year rise of 3.37% in January’s consumer price index (CPI), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The office reported that the figure represented an increase of 0.31% over December 2023.

It said that an uptur…

PBBM arrives in Vietnam for 2-day state visit

MANILA: bsidiary VinFast, which has a valuation at USD15 billion.

VinFast plans to sell and launch its electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines through dealership business by April 2024.

The company expressed interest to engage in the manufacture …

Travel firms, destinations gear up for Korean tourist inflow during Tet

Hanoi: As the Republic of Korea (RoK) is forecast to be the largest source of foreign visitors to Vietnam during the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, many travel companies and tourist attractions have launched new products to meet their demand.

DA distributes P5-K cash aid to Quezon farmers

Batangas: The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA 4-A) has stepped up its distribution of financial assistance to small farmers in Quezon province under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) pr…