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EU builds ties with Asia in face of US protectionism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 09:11 AM

European leaders sought to build support from Asia Thursday in defense of free trade and the fight against climate change, to counter the growing protectionism of President Donald Trump's America. Read more »

Postman, shopper, builder: In Japan, there's a robot for that

Karyn Nishimura-Poupee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 06:43 PM

Forget the flashy humanoids with their gymnastics skills: at the World Robot Summit in Tokyo, the focus was on down-to-earth robots that can deliver post, do the shopping and build a house. Read more »

Asia-Pacific finance ministers fret over US-China spat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 10:50 AM

The trade spat between the world's two largest economies -- China and the United States -- is imperiling the entire Asia-Pacific, regional finance ministers have warned.  Read more »

JP Morgan and Ford cancel plans for Saudi investor event

Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 09:25 AM

JP Morgan & Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford canceled plans to attend a Saudi investor conference, the companies said on Sunday, the latest such high-profile announcements after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more »

BPO industry to hold 'Awareness Fair' amid looming automation shift

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:03 PM

MANILA - Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, information technology firms and experts will converge next month for an "awareness fair" to encourage more Filipinos to join the BPO sector amid an ongoing shift to automation, industry officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Two Koreas' leaders in mountain show of unity

Park Chan-kyong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 02:44 PM

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in visited the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation Thursday for a show of unity after their North-South summit gave new momentum to Pyongyang's negotiations with Washington. Read more »

Moon landing: S. Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang for summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 10:07 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.   Read more »

Moon flies to Pyongyang for third inter-Korean summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 06:57 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in flies to Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to rekindle stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States. Read more »

Samsung heir in South Korea's delegation to North: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:11 PM

The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday. Read more »

Ilang opisyal ng PCOO, pinakakasuhan ng COA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 03:46 AM

Pinakakasuhan ng Commission on Audit ang mga opisyal ng Presidential Communications Operations Office dahil umano sa paglabag sa procurement law. Read more »

COA: PCOO officials must be charged for ASEAN Summit procurement irregularities

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 06:38 PM

The Commision on Audit has recommended the filing of charges against officials of the Presidential Communications Operations Office for irregularities in procurement of goods and services used for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit last year. Read more »

Putin says forces in US trying to derail success of Trump summit

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 19 08:46 PM

Putin said on Thursday that the summit had been a success overall, but complained about what he described as "powerful" US efforts to sabotage it. Read more »

How young chefs can survive 'tricky' PH market

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 06:03 PM

Young entrepreneurs could survive the "tricky" Filipino culinary market through passion and creativity, a chef-turned-entrepreneur said on Tuesday. Read more »

The ball is in your court

Grigory Dukor, Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 01:28 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a football from Russian President Vladimir Putin as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Read more »

Trump declares 'very good start' to Putin summit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 16 11:13 PM

HELSINKI, Finland (UPDATED) - Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a historic summit on Monday vowing their determination to forge a reset of troubled relations between the world's greatest nuclear powers. Read more »

Putin Summit: Trump-Russia ties under investigation

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 11:01 AM

US President Donald Trump's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin caps decades of efforts by the New York property tycoon to establish top-level relations in Moscow. Read more »

Ten days after Trump-Kim summit, hard work is yet to begin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 07:20 AM

The landmark summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un ended with a North Korean pledge of "complete denuclearization," but 10 days on no timetable for action has emerged.   Read more »

DICT boasts success of 'Pipol Konek'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 01:04 AM

The Philippines joined other nations in celebrating World Wifi Day by hosting an ICT summit in Davao.  Read more »

Japan, Philippines agree sanctions on North Korea should remain in place

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 20 04:43 PM

According to a Japanese minister, Tokyo is ready to strengthen cooperation on maritime security with the Philippines and Secretary Cayetano welcomed such a proposal. Read more »

Trump boasts North Korea stand-off 'largely solved'

Dave Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 03:25 PM

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have "great chemistry" and claimed the stand-off with the nuclear-armed Asian nation is "largely solved." Read more »