5,000 soldiers set to protect World Economic Forum in Davos

GENEVA: Up to 5,000 members of the armed forces will be deployed to protect this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Swiss Defense Ministry announced on Monday.

During this year’s meeting, set for Jan. 15-19, the military will be deployed…

2024 expected to be good year for domestic tourism

2024 is expected to be a good year for Vietnam’s tourism sector as positive signals have been seen in many destinations such as Phu Quoc, Tay Ninh and Da Nang right from the beginning of the year. Last year, Vietnam received 12.6 million foreign arri…

PBBM: Gov’t made significant progress in fighting illegal drugs

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed elation over the government’s successes in the fight against illegal drugs at the grassroots level.

This, after the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that it had confiscated some P…

Vietnam’s e-government architecture framework updated

Hanoi: The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently gave an update on the e-Government Architecture Framework (version 3.0), an important document to be applied in ministries, governmental agencies, and centrally-run cities and provin…

Solons want review of NGCP’s legislative franchise

MANILA : The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) continues to be in the hot seat over the recent Western Visayas blackout which also prompted lawmakers to look into its legislative franchise.

After filing on Monday a resolution seekin…

PBBM: Discover inner strength, sense of hope on Feast of Nazarene

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday joined the Catholic faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Black Nazarene and urged Filipinos to discover their inner strength and new sense of hope and purpose through the said occasion.

‘Beyond …

Survey says BFP, SC among PH’s best employers

MANILA: The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Supreme Court (SC) are among the country’s 10 best employers in the Philippines, according to a market research and data analysis firm.

Based on a survey covering 28 industries both in the private a…