Noli Me Tangere is a book written by Jose Rizal that mostly focuses on describing the Spanish colonialism that took place in the Philippines and the cruel treatment of the local Filipino population by the Spanish. It followed the narrative of Crisostomo Ibarra, who traveled all the way from Europe to study in the Philippines, and then returned there after …

Exports and imports both exceeded projections in August, which resulted in Indonesia recording a larger-than-expected trade surplus of $5.76 billion, according to government figures released on Thursday. This surplus is the largest that Indonesia has seen in the last four months. A survey conducted by Reuters indicated that a surplus of $4.09 billion was anticipated. Exports of the resource-rich nation …

On Wednesday (September 14), Taipei accused China of exerting pressure on the organizers of a trade event in Malaysia to prevent a Taiwanese beauty queen from waving the island’s flag on stage during the event. According to the authorities in Taiwan, Miss Taiwan Kao Man-jung was photographed crying as other contestants in a beauty pageant appeared on stage during the …

According to two people familiar with the company’s plans, Tesla is reassessing the manner in which it sells electric cars in China, which is its second-largest market, and is considering closing some showrooms in glitzy malls in cities such as Beijing where traffic has dropped significantly as a result of COVID restrictions. The shift would put more emphasis on stores …

On Thursday, September 15, South Korean police detained a lady on suspicion of murdering what is thought to be her two children, whose skeletal remains were discovered in bags in New Zealand the previous month. The woman was charged with the crime on Thursday. According to the authorities, a New Zealand mother who was born in Korea and is now …

Salute to King Charles III, who has just assumed the role of Head of the Commonwealth, an organization that consists of 56 sovereign nations and is home to 2.4 billion people. Fourteen of these nations will recognize him as their chief executive and look to him for leadership. Only after a date has been decided upon for the coronation can …

The rock that Ricardo dela Casa of Camarines Norte has is said to have come from heaven. Ricardo took the rock to a meteorite enthusiast and collector to have it examined, and he received confirmation that the rock is in fact a meteorite. However, how much does it actually cost, and where did Dela Casa get his hands on it …

The premiere of Julia Barretto’s newest movie, Expensive Candy, took place on September 14 of this year, and the actress admits that she is more ecstatic than anybody else about the picture. In the movie, Julia plays a teenage sex worker who is aptly named Candy. This part, which represents Julia’s journey into one of her most daring acting roles …

On Wednesday (September 14), the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) gave interim permission for the first bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination to be used in the country. The SARS-CoV-2 original strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant are the ones that are targeted by the two different components of the Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron COVID-19 injection that are manufactured by Moderna. According to a …

On September 12, a hotel in the capital of Thailand broke a Guinness World Record by making the world’s largest Negroni cocktail. The hotel used more than 630 liters (1,109 pints) of the bitter Italian drink to create the world’s largest Negroni cocktail. The bartenders at the Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok Hotel poured dozens of bottles of the essential ingredients—gin, vermouth, …