Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Davao Occidental
MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Davao Occidental and nearby areas Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tectonic quake’s epicenter was traced offshore Davao Occidental at 183 kilometers …
National Day of Cuba celebrated in Can Tho
The Can Tho municipal Union of Friendship Organisations, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 9 to mark the 65th anniversary of the National Day of Cub…
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 …