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2 months ago | 
bworldonline.com | Patricia Mirasol |Jino Nicolas
by Patricia B. Mirasol, ProducerFilipinos are advised to apply for visas early to avoid delays even as they’re cautioned against visa scams that include the issuance of fake appointment letters or the promise to influence visa decisions. Selling appointments is one of the top visa fraud scams, according to Bernard Vijaykumar, head of North Asia & Philippines of VFS Global, a company that helps governments and diplomatic missions with visa, passport, and consular services.
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2 months ago | 
bworldonline.com | Patricia Mirasol |Jino Nicolas
by Patricia B. Mirasol, ProducerDengue vaccines are safe, and they are one way of combatting the viral infection spread by mosquitoes, according to doctors at the February 18 launch of Empowering Networks to Defeat (E.N.D.) Dengue coalition. E.N.D. Dengue, founded by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), is the largest coalition of doctors dedicated to combating dengue. It aims to strengthen public awareness, prevention, and response efforts across the country.
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2 months ago | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
by Edg Adrian A. Eva, Reporter Bamboo, a known sustainable construction material, should be incorporated into the National Building Code (NBC) of the Philippines for mainstream use, a civil engineer and bamboo advocate said. Engr. Luis Felipe Lopez, general manager of BASE Foundation Inc., told BusinessWorld that the usage of bamboo in construction would address […]
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
BEIJING – Apple’s smartphone shipments in China plunged 25% in the fourth quarter of 2024, data from research firm Canalys showed, as the iPhone maker faced mounting pressure from a resurgent Huawei in one of its biggest global markets. The U.S. tech giant shipped 13.1 million units in China during the period, narrowly maintaining its market lead with a 17% share, according to Canalys data released on Thursday.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to a U.S. restricted trade list on Wednesday, including Zhipu AI, a developer of large language models, and Sophgo, a company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial intelligence processor. The Commerce Department also strengthened controls on the flow of chips to China to better prevent diversion to Huawei.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN“I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas,” Biden said at the White House. “Fighting in Gaza will stop, and soon the hostages return home to their families.”“For the Palestinian people, a credible, credible pathway to a state of their own.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
PHUKET, Thailand – Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket in southern Thailand, while ever more garbage piles up on the island itself, a tourist hotspot better known for its pristine beaches and stunning sunsets. In one corner of the island, trucks and tractors trundle back and forth moving piles of trash around a sprawling landfill, the final destination for much of the more than 1,000 tonnes of waste collected on Phuket every day.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to set up a new government agency to collect tariffs would duplicate an existing agency and was unlikely to save money. Ms. Yellen, taping an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” dismissed Mr. Trump’s plan for an “External Revenue Service,” first announced on Tuesday on his social media platform Truth Social.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
– South Korean authorities arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over insurrection allegations, with the embattled leader saying he agreed to comply with investigations to avoid “bloodshed”, ending weeks of tense political standoff. Since lawmakers voted to stand him down after his stunning, short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, Yoon has been holed up at his hillside residence, guarded by a small army of personal security that blocked a previous arrest attempt.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bworldonline.com | Jino Nicolas
A Washington jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer pay $100 million to four people who say they were sickened by toxic chemicals known as PCBs at a Seattle-area school, but found the company was not liable for injuries alleged by 11 others. The verdict, which follows a two-month trial, is the latest in a string of trials against the chemical company over the alleged contamination at the Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.
