France’s Macron announces renovation to expand capacity of Louvre museum

Non-EU visitors to pay higher entrance fee from 2026 Mona Lisa will have dedicated space Louvre's overhaul follows Notre Dame's renovation PARIS — France will launch...

Church mourns death of priest who championed indigenous rights

Fr. Pedro “Pete” Montallana, a prominent figure in the opposition to the controversial Kaliwa Dam project, died Sunday. According to the Prelature of Infanta, where...

Dior’s Kim Jones pares down embellishments for winter catwalk show

PARIS — Dior men's artistic director Kim Jones kept embellishments to a minimum for his winter 2025-2026 catwalk show, putting the focus on silhouettes, including long,...

Thailand denies mistreating detained gambling tycoon wanted by China

BANGKOK — Thailand denies abusing a jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China over charges he ran illegal online gambling operations in Southeast Asia, the country's...

Katrina Dimaranan’s ‘MUPH 2025 comeback queens’ post intrigues fans

Miss Universe Philippines Tourism 2021 Katrina Dimaranan has sparked curiosity among pageant fans after reposting a social media post about "possible comeback queens" for...

Shanghai celebrates Lunar New Year with a dogs’ dinner

SHANGHAI — Yakult enthusiastically took a bite of the plated, shredded chicken and lettuce in front of him before licking his lips. The black and white collie,...

Philippine army to train on US Typhon missile system

MANILA — Philippine soldiers will train on the U.S. military's intermediate range missile system during unilateral army drills next month as part of preparations for bigger...
Carlos and Eldrew Yulo

‘Happy for them’: Brothers Carlos and Eldrew Yulo spotted together in event

"Happy to see the two brothers in one frame." This was the comment of some Filipinos after athlete brothers Carlos and Karl Eldrew Yulo were spotted...

DeepSeek: How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete...

Coffee and snake: Taipei pet shop aims to break down prejudice against the animal

TAIPEI — As the Year of the Snake approaches, a pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the company of snakes...

Philippines’ sovereign wealth fund interested in Chinese stake in grid operator

MANILA — The Philippines' sovereign wealth fund would be interested in the stake held by China's State Grid Corp in the operator of the country's power grid,...

‘Unauthorized’: FDA issues warning on 2 Rosmar Tan’s beauty soaps

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines has warned the public against purchasing two beauty soaps by vlogger-entrepreneur Rosmar Tan-Pamulaklakin for being...

Why are people taking selfies in front of the LA wildfires?

As the world has watched the Los Angeles wildfires, seeing the loss and destruction that accompanies environmental disaster, some influencers have seen opportunity. Selfie-seekers have...

Philippines Q4 farm output shrinks for a third straight quarter

MANILA — The Philippines' agricultural output shrank for a third successive quarter in the last three months of 2024, although with lesser declines, with reduced crops,...

Wife of Chinese national held in Philippines denies he is a spy

MANILA — The Filipino wife of a Chinese national arrested recently in the Philippines for alleged espionage denied on Monday that her husband was a spy, saying he...