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Macau is still holding all the aces as the world's casino capital despite a slowdown in the Chinese economy, analysts said ahead of an international gaming expo in the former Portuguese ...

Aside from the United States, at least three other countries - Japan, South Korea and Australia - are helping the Philippines establish a minimum credible defense posture to complement i...

More than 4,000 people were rendered homeless on Sunday when a fire destroyed more than 600 houses in one of the city's depressed areas. Keep on reading: 4,000 homeless in Tacloban City ...

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou was sworn in Sunday for his second and last four-year term, as the opposition rallied against utility hikes and beef imports from the United States. Keep ...

The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the "knife fish" that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country'...

Malacañang on Sunday said it is ready to deal with potential cyber-attacks, amid reports that China is investing in cyber-warfare as part of its steady military buildup.

Malacañang on Sunday welcomed the reported cutting by Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd. of its inflation forecast for the Philippines for 2012 and 2013, saying it may result in lower prices o...

Malacañang on Sunday voiced dismay over a reported attack by communist New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas on an airport project in Albay province in Bicol Friday night.

CHICAGO - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghan...

CAMP DAVID, Maryland - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global econo...

The Philippine Air Force has contracted the services of a survey ship with sonar and fathom tracking devices and deployed divers to search the wreckage of an ill-fated SF-260 trainer pla...

Syria on Saturday described sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and the United States as "economic terrorism," saying the punitive measures had inflicted great impacts on the da...

An unidentified suspect barged into the residence of the Iranian ambassador to the Philippines in Makati City in metro Manila yesterday afternoon, a police official reported today.

Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, May...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 37 points during a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.

MANILA, Philippines – An original musical based on the classic fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk” will have a special gala performance on Sunday, May 20, at the Star Theater.

MANILA, Philippines – Amid the controversy surrounding the upcoming concert of international pop superstar Lady Gaga in Manila, local music artists on Sunday advised the Grammy winner to ...

MANILA, Philippines - The youngest, sturdiest legs on the road will determine the king of the 2012 LBC Ronda Pilipinas cycling race while the squad that puts premium on teamwork rather th...

American Jason Dufner kept his composure after a slow start to move one stroke clear of a congested leaderboard in Saturday's wind-buffeted third round of the Byron Nelson Championship in...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Denver Cuello moved closer to a shot at the World Boxing Council strawweight title by knocking out Mexican boxer Ganigan Lopez in their strawweight cl...

BACOLOD CITY (Updated) -- Seven of the 19 students onboard a school bus that plunged into a 10-meter deep ravine Saturday morning in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental were critic...

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Malacanang on Tuesday has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in the National Capital Region as heavy rains continue to pound the metro.

The number of blood donations contaminated by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) almost doubled this year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. This year, 32 bags of blood...

The wife of the Malaysian ambassador to the Philippines denied the claim by newspaper columnist Jarius Bondoc that she had maligned Jose Rizal on Twitter, insisting that she was being se...

By Media Solutions and VERA Files Legaspi City — Barely three months after activist Methodist pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa was abducted and gunned down in August 2006, supertyphoon "Reming" ba...

The Philippines plans to auction off areas of the South China Sea for oil exploration, despite worsening territorial disputes with China over the area, an official said Tuesday.

A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York Cit...

One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least three people, toppled some buildings ...

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. announced in a press release the return of its successful student offer that allows students buying a qualifying Windows 7-based PC to also get a free Xbo...

In this citizen journalism image provided by Sham News Network SNN, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds up a Cross and Crescent painted with colors of the Syrian revolution flag during...

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of opposition protesters are rallying in Bangladesh's capital to demand that authorities release 33 activists and find a missing opposition leader.Former...

ABS-CBNnews.com – A religious group is praying the upcoming concerts of Grammy winner Lady Gaga in Manila will not push through. The group called Biblemode Youth Philippines is lead...

Filipino-Mexican-American contestant Jessica Sanchez earned a spot on the “American Idol” finals next week, where she will be up against the guitar-playing lite rocker Phillip...

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines – One of the most modern submarines in the United States Navy surfaced last Sunday in Subic Bay in Zambales where it is curr...

ABS-CBNnews.com - “Survivor” host Jeff Probst on Monday night (Tuesday morning in Manila) announced that Philippines will be the location of Season 25 of the hit US reality TV show. Probs...

By Carmela G. Lapeña and Amita Legaspi - Four days before his concert in Manila, former The Smiths frontman Morrissey sent a letter to President Benigno Aquino III, urging him to send Man...

Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ito ang paglilinaw ng pinakatanyag na boxingero’t Filipino sa naunang release hinggil sa kanyang tugon sa pagpabor ni Barrack Obama ng same-sex marriage. ...

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – One of the doctors belonging to the so-called Morong 43 filed a formal opposition to the promotion of two military officers allegedly involved in ...

Davao City sidewalk food vendors display the ready-to-eat, budget-friendly meals for the hungry locals along Ilustre Street. (davaotoday.com photo by Paul Anthony N. Crooks) Photo By Paul...

Actress Jodi Sta. Maria joins Migrante in demanding justice for OFW killed in Mongolia (Photo courtesy of Migrante International / Bulatlat.com)

A modern day father and daughter walk past a traditional Chinese art figure rendered as a contemporary graffito at an old part of the Chinese capital. (Beijing, China)

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MANILA, Philippines--Local business process outsourcing (BPO) firms sustained the high quality of their services this year, enabling them to continue...

DSWD’s capability needs to be improved if Aquino admin is pursuing Brazil's conditional cash transfer program, Bolsa Familia

These are excerpts from the author's privilege speech delivered on Sept. 21, 2010. She is a member of the House...

BEIJING — China’s first deep water oil drill is ready to start production in the South China Sea amid a continuing standoff with the Philippines in another section of the contested waters.

Moving America Through Martial Arts For his extensive work preserving and promoting Filipino Martial Arts in the United States, Luis Rafael ‘Louelle’ Lledo, Jr. received an unexpected aw...

LAS VEGAS – After dispatching Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr. immediately called out Filipino welterweight champion and fellow pound-for-pound great Manny Pacquiao. “I want to give th...

LAS VEGAS – Continuing his stance that he believes Manny Pacquiao has used PEDs, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said it’s unlikely he’ll ever face the Filipino pound-for-pound champion. “Health is...

MANILA, Philippines - (AP) -Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. A makeshift, temporary wall ...

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang said it has no plans to block the controversial concert of Lady Gaga in the country despite protests by some groups for her alleged anti-Christian...

MANILA, Philippines - Expressing “concern,” the Russian Federation declared it is against any meddling by nations other than the claimant-countries in the South China Sea (or...

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed Indigenous Peoples (IPs) to register as voters even without presenting identification (ID) cards. Based on Comelec...

MANILA, Philippines - It is the mission of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to transform and rehabilitate its inmates, and every time a man goes out of jail with a new z...

MANILA, Philippines - Tension gripped Camp John Hay in Baguio City as the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) allegedly tried to take over some 247 hectares of the former Amer...

Private group proposes to expand system BY DARWIN G. AMOJELAR SENIOR REPORTER THE Aquino administration may scrap the planned buyout of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 after the Depa...

Note: Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei is headed back to Egypt despite direct threats against his life. On the eve of his return, the former United Nations official who is the Mubarak re...

BY ROMMEL C. LONTAYAO REPORTER DESPITE its disappointment over the decision of the government to file charges against it for alleged violation of the country’s anti-dummy law, the firm t...

DAVAO CITY: At least two people were killed and more than 20,000 were affected as parts of the Caraga region are flooded anew by days of continuous rain, police said on Saturday.

CAIRO: Crowds of protesters began assembling in central Cairo for a sixth day of angry protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime on Sunday amid increasing lawlessness, a rising d...

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.

Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the civil war ended.

A small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior UK government official says.

An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.

A suicide bomber kills at least 10 people, a number of them children, at a checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say.

The Ayala brothers are keen motorcyclists and hope their family company remains a driver for the Philippine economy.

The art duo of Gilbert and George on how their work can ruffle feathers and the benefits of routine.

Song Byeok had every reason to be pleased with his success. A gift for drawing led to a prestigious career as a propaganda artist and full membership in North Korea's communist party.

CNN's Kyung Lah reports on how the Philippines hopes to reduce pollution, one ecofriendly motorbike at a time.

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports on a successful fashion designer who suddenly became a devoted conservationist.

Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.chen0519

Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies struggled to agree on next steps to calm Europe's debt crisis.0519g800

The size of J.P. Morgan's bets is bogging down its efforts to extract itself and threatening deeper losses.0518chase

Facebook shares struggled to stay above their $38 IPO price, as Wall Street bankers stepped in to prevent the newly minted stock from ending its first day with an embarrassing loss.0518fb...

The Queensland government has withdrawn its support for a $8.86 billion coal port expansion in the northern part of the state, in a sign Australia's resources boom is losing steam.

Chen Guangcheng pledges to continue working for "justice and fairness" in China after Beijing allows him to go to US.

At least 20 people killed as vehicle transporting explosives blows up on road construction site in Hunan province.

Ma Ying-jeou begins second term amid protests over living costs and policies seen by critics as too China-friendly.

Government could introduce taxes on religious orders after Buddhist monks caught drinking and gambling.

Lai Changxing, who was extradited from Canada after 12 years, has been accused of running huge smuggling ring.

Departure of Chen and his family brings to an end the worst diplomatic spat between Beijing and Washington in over a decade

Merkel resists efforts by other G8 leaders to push eurozone to do more to stimulate growth

Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group’s shares falling below the $38 price set on Thursday

The Pentagon report says the country will continue to be an ‘aggressive and capable’ collector of sensitive US technological information

Value of bad loans held by banking sector increased a third during the past year to €148bn and accounted for 8.4% of their entire loan portfolios

GF Securities’ jumps to tenth spot in the league table ranking for its work on Jiangsu Sunrain Solar Energy.

An undisclosed institutional seller surprises investors by launching a deal after the Hong Kong market had its worst fall in six months, but thanks to a generous discount, the demand was ...

A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.

Steve Hall, head of Europe and Asia at Tradeweb, talks about the expansion of multi-dealer electronic trading platforms and their implementation within Asia.

Nomura snatches Wendy Liu from RBS to manage its China equity research products.

Asia head for iShares, Julius Baer adds China team, Deutsche starts sec lending desk, Barings hires in institutional sales, Northern Trust in Emea build-up and Harvest Capital Partners CE...

The bank adds Wendy Liu from RBS, which is selling its cash equities business to CIMB. Nomura is reshuffling as it builds its Asia equity offering.

The consultancy worries Korea's corporate pension plans are so conservative that they may not be able to pay their liabilities over the long-term.

Jones Lang LaSalle is among those setting up teams in Asia to service wealthy individuals in response to rising interest in real estate.

Experts see a cyclical reordering in emerging markets as LatAm overtakes Asia in appeal, while institutional investors are set to transform market dynamics.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ens...

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a gl...

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quic...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Be...

BONDENO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and seriously damaging historic build...