DAMAK, Nepal – Everybody wants a photograph with Balendra Shah. The rapper-turned-politician – better known as Balen – dominating Nepal’s electoral race was surrounded by supporters in the country’s ...

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter Government agencies recorded a budget utilization rate of 42.2% in January, down from 78% a year earlier, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said ...

India’s defense industry is pitching production lines in the Philippines as Manila boosts its military modernization. Ashish Kansal, co-chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and ...

JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/DUBAI — Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the ...

Flags of the Philippines and South Korea can be seen along Ayala Bridge in Manila on Sunday ahead of the state visit of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung on March 3-4.

From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a protracted regional war, with ramifications ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has identified four potential sites in Luzon and Visayas that may house the country’s planned nuclear power projects, an official said.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS Philippines Corp. (MMPC) recently marked a milestone with the local production of its 900,000th unit of the Mitsubishi L300. In a release, MMPC said this reinforces “the company’s ...

Italian luxury label Dolce & Gabbana unveiled an almost entirely black collection at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, drawing on elements that define the house’s roots and identity. (Watch the show ...

YIELDS on government securities (GS) mostly went down last week on strong demand and as players repositioned as the month closed and following updates on the country’s potential re-inclusion in the ...

WHEN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald J. Trump last year, the media buzzed with his choice of outfit: a military-style sweatshirt, in a world ruled by suits. Called ...

A caregiver working in Israel is the first reported Filipino fatality in the escalating conflict in the Middle East, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. confirmed late Sunday evening. According to the ...