
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted of corruption, jailed for 7 years
A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on Friday, a legal source told AFP, ending the…
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A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on Friday, a legal source told AFP, ending the…
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Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the…
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Prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace since 1981 in November, data showed Friday, fueled in part by higher energy costs.
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The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in the property sector hit the world's second largest…
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The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy over his…
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As of December 2022, the Small Business Corporation's lending for pandemic-affected MSMEs has already exceeded the Bayanihan funds downloaded by the Department…
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The Department of Trade and Industry, through the Export Marketing Bureau, together with the Export Development Council and the Philippine Exporters…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday assured the Filipino nation that the government is doing everything it can to cushion the impact of the rise in…
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Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost growth, but critics warn it…
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The Philippine Peso on Friday, 2 December, closed the day at P55.74 versus the US Dollar.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president George Barcelon as a private sector representative to the…
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Although Australia is seen as one of the world's cleanest political systems, a string of controversies, including expenses abuse, political interference by…
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US retailers unveiled a trove of fresh promotions Friday, as they try to coax sales from reticent shoppers whose holiday cheer has been tempered by inflation…
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The world will not return to "business as usual" following the pandemic alongside rocketing gas prices and forced migration in the wake of the…
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Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October, the government said Friday, the highest level in four decades due largely to rising…
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has not released full sales figures for its annual Singles Day event for the first time ever, as a cooling economy dampened…
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday received an invitation from World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab to the WEF…
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Third-quarter GDP figure was attributed to the relaxation of border restrictions, "more simplified" travel protocols, and the resumption of face-to-face…
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