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Price watch system enforced to ensure abaca fair pricing

Manila, Oct. 23 -- The daily copra price watch system is now benchmarked to help ensure fair abaca pricing in the country, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported on Thursday. The Philippine ... Read More


Bangladesh's post-uprising administration mired in internal power struggle: Officials

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- In the aftermath of the July 2024 uprising that toppled the previous government, Bangladesh's bureaucracy is now gripped by intense internal rivalries, with officials competing for p... Read More


PH, S. Korea army chiefs meet, boost defense ties

Manila, Oct. 23 -- Top leaders of the Philippine and South Korean armies met in Seoul earlier this week for "high-level talks," further solidifying the defense ties between the two nations, the Philip... Read More


LandBank aids recovery of quake-affected communities in Davao, Cebu

Manila, Oct. 23 -- State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said it extended PHP3.2 million in financial assistance and PHP3.1 million worth of relief packs to support earthquake-affected fam... Read More


Marcos: Coast Guard shows gov't still worthy of public trust

Manila, Oct. 23 -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday commended the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for demonstrating that "government is still worthy of the people's trust," as his administratio... Read More


Vietnamese Party chief lands in Bulgaria to bolster ties

Sofia, Oct. 23 -- Following a successful official visit to Finland, Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Sofia on October 22 (l... Read More


Gov't agencies now directed to use energy-efficient products

Manila, Oct. 23 -- Government agencies are now directed to use Energy-Consuming Products (ECPs) that comply with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Minimum Energy Performance for Products standards unde... Read More


Australian expert highlights Vietnam's leading role in global cybercrime prevention

Sydney, Oct. 23 -- The upcoming signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) on October 25-26 marks a milestone in global cooperation against cyber threats. ... Read More


Accused in Mumbai narcotic case deported from Dubai, arrested by crime branch

Mumbai, Oct. 23 -- The Mumbai crime branch arrested a Gulf country-based alleged handler, Mohammed Salim Sheikh, an absconding accused in a major drug trafficking case, after he was deported from Duba... Read More


'Will not rest till we break BJP': Dy CM face Mukesh Sahani

Patna, Oct. 23 -- Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani, declared as the Deputy Chief Minister face of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, said today that he had been waiting for three-and-a-half yea... Read More