Monthly Archives: July 2021
Clothing firms fight probe linking products to forced labor in China
Multinational retailers are fighting back after authorities in France launched an investigation into the supply chain activities of Uniqlo, Zara-owner Inditex and SMCP, a...
BSP garners P100B from securities
The weekly securities auction of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) garnered P100 billion.
According to BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr., the central bank's...
Taal Volcano still showing signs of restlessness
TAAL Volcano was still restless on Saturday morning, with the volcano letting off at least three phreatomagmatic bursts, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Chinese magazine publishes Taiwan invasion scenario by mainland
A magazine in China published the outline of a three-stage invasion of Taiwan to mark the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, as Beijing...
Covid no longer top cause of deaths in US as vaccinations increase
A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from the first to the seventh leading cause of death in...
WHO doubted on next probe on Covid origins
As the World Health Organization (WHO) draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic...
US, Taiwan resume trade talks after 5-year lull
The United States and Taiwan resumed trade talks for the first time in five years, as the two sides cooperate more closely despite recent...
US budget deficit seen reaching $3 trillion in 2021
The U.S. budget deficit will reach $3 trillion for 2021, the second-largest shortfall since 1945 due to the economic effects of the coronavirus disease...
Germany encouraging combining Covid vaccine shots
Germany is recommending that all people who get a first shot of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine switch to a different type of vaccine for...
More aid prepared for Taal Volcano evacuees
More resources or aid are underway for the Taal Volcano evacuees, Civil Defense Administrator, Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, reported Friday night.
"There are national government agencies...