Wariness over plan to procure up to 50 million doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine
The government was reminded to be wary of Sinovac Biotech's coronavirus vaccine after Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that negotiations are being done to...
Fans in Philippines disappointed over fast-food chain’s beverage tie-up with Godiva
Filipinos' joys were short-lived when they realized that a fast-food chain's limited-edition Godiva beverages were only available in the Land of the Rising Sun...
Remembering CHSM: Century-old school in Manila closing its doors
The 107-year-old College of the Holy Spirit Manila announced its permanent closure after the next academic year due to circumstances aggravated by the coronavirus...
South Korea’s BTS snags first-ever Grammy nod for K-Pop
SEOUL — South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first-ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step...
Buying and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine will involve hard ethical and practical choices
The world was ablaze with hope following the announcement last week that a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech may be more than 90%...
Why did Donald Trump do better than expected in the U.S. election?
What happened in the American presidential election? Most pollsters and pundits predicted a large majority for Joe Biden and the Democrats, but Donald Trump...
Businesses see increase in cybersecurity breach attempts amid shift to remote work, report says
An increase in cyber threats such as phishing and business email breaches were experienced by various organizations amid the shift in remote work, a...
In defense of K-pop: Filipino fans counter ex-beauty queen Imelda Schweighart’s views on Korean...
Beauty queen-turned-singer Imelda Schweighart received criticisms on social media after she expressed her dislike for K-pop music, in a Facebook post which had since been...
UNICEF says to ship 2 billion COVID vaccines to poor nations in 2021
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a...
Japan’s ramen bars struggle to stay open as COVID hammers small firms
TOKYO — Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga is folding his Tokyo noodle ramen shop after 15 years in December, unable to overcome the prospect of a lasting customer slump...
Toy Story at 25: how Pixar’s debut evolved tradition rather than abandoning it
Old meets new as Woody and Buzz become friends in the original Toy Story (1995).
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The release of Toy Story 25 years ago marked a...
China’s Manila mission says ‘dangerous’ U.S. creating chaos in Asia
MANILA — China's embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for "creating chaos" in Asia, after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in...
With rise in Pinoy hip-hop streams, Spotify introduces four new, rebranded playlists
A popular streaming platform saw a growth in listeners of Filipino hip-hop tracks this year. Recent data of Spotify showed that Kalye Hip-Hop, its flagship...
Filipino health care worker hopes COVID-19 vaccines will revive overseas job dream
MANILA — Philippine health care worker Vince Umali received a blow when the coronavirus pandemic derailed his plan to work in Canada this year,...
Philippines in advanced talks with AstraZeneca for vaccine
MANILA — The Philippines is close to concluding talks with Britain's AstraZeneca for the supply of at least 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine,...