Typhoon Vamco (known locally as Ulysses in the Philippines) has left a trail of death and destruction along its path across the Philippines and Vietnam.Vamco first formed across the Philippine Sea ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage Over Philippines Typhoon Response As President Cracks Sex Joke In Briefing
The death toll from a typhoon in the Philippines rose to nearly 70 people over the weekend, as anger flared when President Rodrigo Duterte cracked a lewd joke during a disaster briefing. Typhoon Vamco ... ( read original story ...)
1,738 new COVID-19 cases bring Philippines’ tally over 409,000
The Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caseload increased to 409,574 on Monday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,738 new infections as nine laboratories failed to submit ... ( read original story ...)
Drilon laments Philippines’ failure to access MCC grants
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday lamented that the Philippines was deemed ineligible for the grants offered by Washington-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for 2021 which ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 1,738 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths
The Philippines' health ministry on Monday recorded 1,738 new coronavirus infections and seven additional deaths, the lowest daily increase in casualties in nearly three months. Despite a downward ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam, Philippines – Typhoon VAMCO update (DG ECHO, GDACS, NDRRMC, DSWD, Government of Vietnam, NOAA-CPC)
English News and Press Release on Philippines about Shelter and Non-Food Items, Flood, Land Slide and more; published on 16 Nov 2020 by ECHO ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Vamco heads for Vietnam after 67 are killed in the Philippines
Typhoon Vamco has made landfall in Vietnam after leaving 67 dead in the Philippines, making it that country's deadliest storm this year. ( read original story ...)
Markets boosted by Japan’s ‘Zoom boom’ recovery and vaccine hopes – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart sells majority stake in Seiyu, nearly exiting Japan
Walmart Inc is selling a majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten for over $1 billion, after years of ... ( read original story ...)
With Economy on the Mend, Japan Weighs Handouts Versus Private-Sector Spending
The country’s economy is about halfway back from the worst of the pandemic, and economists say getting all the way back might not happen until 2024. ( read original story ...)