WASHINGTON/LONDON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was very happy with a trade deal that restored a fragile truce in the U.S.-China trade war, a day after negotiators from Washington and ...

WASHINGTON – The World Bank’s board has agreed to end a longstanding ban on funding nuclear energy projects in developing countries as part of a broader push to meet rising electricity needs, the bank ...

BANGKOK – Thailand’s ruling party, besieged by a faltering economy and a border crisis, faces more uncertainty this week as the Supreme Court begins hearing a case that could lead to jail time for its ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked resolutions that would have halted more than $3 billion in military sales to the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Senate voted ...

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk backed off digs he took at President Donald Trump after extensive outreach from administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, with Musk saying on ...

SENATORS and congressmen have agreed not to ban ore exports under a new fiscal regime for large-scale miners that seeks to raise the share of the government in mineral revenue.

THE World Bank has kept its economic growth forecasts for the Philippines despite heightened uncertainty arising from the Trump administration’s tariff policies. In its bi-annual Global Economic ...

SINGAPORE-BASED budget airline Jetstar Asia will permanently stop operations by July 31, citing rising airport fees and other aviation charges that have made it too costly to continue flying. Jetstar ...

CLARK INTERNATIONAL Airport is aiming to surpass three million passengers this year, banking on the transfer of turboprop operations and ongoing talks with new airline partners, as operator Luzon ...

SEMIRARA MINING and Power Corp. (SMPC) has secured an amended clearance from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), allowing it to proceed with its P291-billion coal mine ...

VILLAR-LED Vistamalls, Inc. reported a 15% decline in its first-quarter net income to P1.91 billion from P2.25 billion a year earlier, weighed down by lower rental revenue. In a regulatory filing, the ...

CONGRESS adjourned session on Wednesday without giving the final approval for the proposal to hike the minimum daily wage by P100-P200, after economic managers warned of its “dangerous repercussions” ...