The Philippines evacuated nearly 1,800 people and suspended sea travel as tropical storm Molave was expected to bring widespread rains over two regions on the southern part of the main island of Luzon on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Tropical cyclone (...)
The Philippines evacuated nearly 1,800 people and suspended sea travel as tropical storm Molave was expected to bring widespread rains over two regions on the southern part of the main island of Luzon on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Tropical cyclone (...)
LJUBLJANA/PARIS — Although Hong Kong has been the main face of democracy movements in Asia over the past few years, it is not alone in its fight for political reform and fair rights. Together with Hong Kong stand its fellow Asian partners Taiwan and (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered government lockdowns, collapsed consumer demand, and disrupted imports of raw materials, battering the Asia Pacific garment industry especially hard, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the (...)
Well-known for promoting country festivals inspired by cuisines from around the world, leading retailer LuLu unveiled its week-long food festival "Amazing Asean: Discover the Flavors of Asia", which brings the diverse product offerings of Asian (...)
A UN report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Oct. 13, confirms how extreme weather events have come to dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st century.
In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major (...)
More than 37.74 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,078,572 have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Tuesday.
With 214,584 deaths and 7,783,379 confirmed cases, the United States (...)
More than 37.35 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,073,862 have died, according to a Reuters tally. With 214,375 deaths and 7,745,140 confirmed cases, the United States topped the list of 20 (...)
Installed geothermal capacity is forecast to expand in the next five years as energy companies diversify into alternative markets, driven by the accelerating energy transition. Global geothermal power production capacity will rise from 16 gigawatts (...)
The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday recorded 2,825 new coronavirus infections and 60 additional deaths, Reuters reported.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases in the Philippines had risen to 329,637, the highest number in (...)
ABU DHABI — Expats' remittances from the United Arab Emirates amounted to 79.6 billion dirhams ($21.7 billion approximately) in the first half of 2020 despite the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released by the (...)
RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) signed on Wednesday an agreement with Al-Basar International Foundation to implement programs to combat blindness in eight countries for the year 2020-2021.
The agreement was (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed today an agreement with Al-Basar International Foundation to implement fighting blindness programs in eight countries, for the year 2020-2021.
The agreement was co-signed by KSrelief's (...)
Renewable energy continues to bring socioeconomic benefits by creating numerous jobs worldwide, according to the latest figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Tuesday. The seventh edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs – (...)
More than 32.34 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 983,486 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
According to the census, the United States topped the list with 7,002,288 cases and 202,911 (...)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have established the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility, a global initiative and collaboration (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely put a freeze on migration. But will the movement of people recover once the current crisis is over? In an interview with UN News, Gary Rynhart, a senior official at the UN labor agency, ILO, explains why a return to (...)
MANILA —The Kingdom's Embassy in the Philippines is scheduled to start receiving work visa applications, as of Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, through labor export offices only, the embassy announced on Saturday.
As to recruitment, the embassy warned (...)
India have made a clean sweep of all the titles on offer in the badminton competition of DSC Dubai Sports Community Club's Tournament, with rising star Tanisha Crasto winning three of them.
The 17-year old Crasto, who is India's top-ranked junior (...)
Like many other sectors, the recruitment agency sector has been immensely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various factors have contributed to the forced closure of many recruitment agencies, local media reports said.
The head of the Kuwaiti (...)
Malaysia's health authorities reported 62 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the sharpest spike since early June, just as the government began barring long-term immigration pass holders from countries with high infection numbers, Reuters (...)
A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines and the north of Indonesia on Sunday evening, but did not generate a tsunami, authorities in both countries said according to dpa. A quake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted the southern Philippines, with (...)
MANILA — The labor attaché of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of the Philippines, Muhammad Bin Obaidullah Al-Mutairi, has started his work as the first labor attaché to the country.
The Kingdom's ambassador to the Philippines Dr. (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabian Airlines announced seven conditions for the transport of passengers returning to the Kingdom on board its flights once the Kingdom lifts travel restrictions. It also cited requirements for travel to 25 countries. The airline (...)
The Philippines reported 4,933 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the fifth straight day above 4,000, and 26 COVID-19 deaths.
In a bulletin, the health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 187,249 while confirmed deaths (...)
