For two months, Thai fisherman Bunyut Chaosamut kept his boat at anchor at a port an hour’s drive south of Bangkok. The war in the Middle East had driven up fuel costs, making it too expensive to go ...

Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating at exponential rates, and companies are expected to adopt AI at a faster pace in the next few months, according to data activation company ...

A second group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group have departed a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to Australia, the Australian ...

Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives unexpectedly canceled a vote on Thursday on a resolution seeking to end the Iran war unless President Donald Trump obtains Congress’ authorization ...

The US and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, ...

By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has opened its door to a more aggressive monetary policy path to curb inflation as persistent shocks stemming from the Middle East ...

GROWTH PROJECTIONS for the Philippines are likely to be revised downward again as the prolonged conflict in the Middle East continues to weigh on economic activity, according to Asian Development Bank ...

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) is imposing a cumulative 10-year term limit on broker directors serving on ...

THE PHILIPPINE financial system’s total resources rose to P37.45 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 as the sector’s assets ballooned despite headwinds stemming from the Middle East war, preliminary ...

DIGITAL PAYMENTS continued to expand in the Philippines as transactions made via InstaPay and PESONet reached a total value of over P10 trillion as of April, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...

ANDREW L. TAN-LED conglomerate Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) posted a 5% rise in first-quarter (Q1) attributable net income to P5.2 billion, driven by growth in its property, hospitality, leasing, ...

CEBU-BASED conglomerate Vivant Corp. is studying the possibility of conducting a follow-on offering to help finance its planned P67-billion investment pipeline through 2030. “We’re studying the ...