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Hong Kong beats Singapore in several aspects as an international financial centre, according to a senior official, who also revealed that a two-day global investment summit will be expanded to three days next month, coinciding with a big fintech festival in Singapore. But Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who drew the comparison in a blog post on Sunday after a …

PLDT is requesting that Dito Telecommunity pay P429 million in service costs, which Dito Telecommunity has refused to pay. In a filing with the stock exchange on Friday, October 7, the Pangilinan-led PLDT notified Dennis Uy’s Dito of a material breach and demanded payment for the construction and provisioning of transmission facilities that Dito is currently utilizing to deliver telecommunications …

Kanye West’s already tenuous relationship with Adidas is now “under review” in the wake of his recent “White Lives Matter” shirt incident. “After numerous attempts to quietly settle the matter, we have decided to reassess the collaboration,” the firm said in a statement released Thursday, according CNBC. During this period, we will continue to co-manage the present product. West, 45, …

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), which is governed by the Ayala family, and Robinsons Bank Corporation (RBC), which is led by the Gokongwei family, made the announcement of their intention to merge on September 30. It was highlighted by the firms that BPI will emerge as the surviving entity before to the year 2023’s conclusion. As part of …

The producers of kimchi in South Korea are going through a difficult time as a result of a lack of cabbages brought on by climate change, which has caused costs to skyrocket this year. This has compounded the harm caused by cheaper products made by Chinese competitors. Since kimchi, a spicy pickled side dish consumed daily by many Koreans and …

On Thursday, September 29, the heirs of a late Southeast Asian sultan asked a Dutch court for permission to seize Malaysian assets in the Netherlands, according to their lawyer. They were seeking enforcement of an arbitration award in the amount of $15 billion that had been granted to them against the government of Malaysia. The petition that was filed at …

Amazon made a number of product announcements on Wednesday, including an upgrade to its array of voice-controlled gadgets and e-readers, as well as a contactless device that can track people’s sleep. The online store claims that its sleep device, which is called Halo Rise and costs $139.99, monitors the temperature, humidity, and light levels in the room in addition to …

The world’s largest e-commerce platform, Shopee, is coming under fire on the internet after it teased the identity of its newest ambassador, who netizens immediately identified as Toni Gonzaga. A “face reveal” event is scheduled to take place on September 29, but Shopee has already published a teaser video of its brand ambassador. Shopee came under fire from internet users …

It once operated as a DVD distribution company, but it has now expanded its operations to include production and streaming. It would appear that Netflix is placing its next major wager on the development of the gambling industry. According to an announcement made by Netflix on Monday, the streaming media giant will establish its first in-house video game studio in …

After Actress-host Toni Gonzaga and her husband filmmaker Paul Soriano had officially signed aboard former Senator Manny Villar’s Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) Channel 2, it would appear that Actress-host Toni Gonzaga is back to making significant waves in the endorsement arena as well. Just over two hours ago, Shopee Philippines had uploaded a short snippet with the caption “Finally …