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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — Thousands of North Koreans have rallied in Pyongyang, chanting communist slogans and vowing support for leader Kim Jong-Un, who in his New Year’s message announced plans to test-fire a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US mainland. Clad in thick winter coats and pumping their fists in the air, those assembled in Kim Il-Sung square chanted “long live comrade Kim Jong-Un” and held banners proclaiming “let us accelerate the victorious […]
Once again, the US West Coast’s largest fitness event, Bodybuilding.com’s “The Fit Expo Los Angeles”, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center in California for its 14th epic year. This January 7-8, the Fit Expo, presented by Subway Restaurants and produced by the National Fitness Productions (NFP), plans to be a weekend of fitness that will offer attendees over 20 free competitions, events, workshops and appearances by the top fitness celebrities in the industry. Plus […]
(REUTERS) — As Samsung bounces back from the dark days of the exploding phone saga, things are looking a lot brighter going forward. The South Korean tech giant on Friday (January 6) saying fourth quarter operating profit looks good to come in at just under 8 billion dollars… That’s 50 percent higher than the year before, despite a 2 billion dollar hit from the infamous Galaxy Norte 7, which was pulled from shelves around the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Letters handwritten by the late Princess Diana, including one describing how her son Prince Harry was “constantly in trouble”, sold for £15,100 ($18,600, 17,500 euros) at a London auction on Thursday. Among the six letters sent to royal butler Cyril Dickman in the 1980s and 1990s was a note describing how her eldest son Prince William showered Harry with “an endless supply of hugs and kisses” when he was a […]
(REUTERS) — Viola Davis received the 2,596th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (January 05). The Oscar-nominated actress was on hand for the unveiling and was visibly moved by the honor. “The only thing I could think of is, the little girl from Central Falls,” said Davis. “The only picture I have of myself as a kid in kindergarten is with a little seersucker and an expression that’s not really a smile […]
MANILA, Jan. 6 – The government of Singapore has expressed interest in further increasing its investments in the Philippines, as well as adding more flights to Manila in anticipation of increased demand in air travel between the two countries. In a recent meeting with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Singaporean Ambassador to Manila Kok Li Peng said Singapore’s private sector would like to explore new growth opportunities in the Philippines, particularly in the retail, transportation, […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) — Mayor Herbert Bautista has called on the city’s taxpayers, especially those renewing their business permits and licenses, to take advantage of the extended business days and hours in city hall offices involved in tax assessment and payments. The extended working days and hours that began January 3 would mean that all revenue-generating offices at city hall will be from 8 a.m. and even extend beyond 5 p.m. on […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 6 – The province of Marinduque received P6.3 million worth of agricultural assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the rehabilitation program for both agriculture and fishery industries badly damaged by typhoon Nina. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol led the distribution of equipment to almost 500 affected farmers and fisherfolk during the stakeholders’ consultation in Boac, Marinduque on January 5, 2017. “I am amazed by the resilience of the […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 5 – The Department of Agriculture is proposing a P900-million Japanese Yen Loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the full mechanization of farming in a first batch of 10,000 hectares of selected rice farms under a program to modernize Philippine agriculture and help realize the Duterte Administration’s goals of producing and making available affordable food to Filipinos. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that under the Philippine Agricultural Modernization Program, […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday (January 5) that the country’s relations with Australia remained “good”, despite an earlier announcement that military cooperation had been suspended between the two countries. “Our relationship with Australia remains in good condition, the problem has to be clarified first at the operational level so the situation does not heat up,” Widodo told reporters in Jakarta, adding that his defence minister and military chief had […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipapanalangin na lang daw ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre ang kahinaan ng karakter ni Senadora Leila De Lima. Ito ang sagot ni Aguirre sa pagtawag sa kanya ni De Lima bilang “despicable lying bastard.” Hinamon ni Aguirre si De Lima na sa halip na siraan nito ang kanyang pagkatao ay maglabas na lang ng mga ebidensya na wala siyang kinalaman sa tangkang pagpatay kay Jaybee Sebastian. Bilang abogado at isang […]
Reuters — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday (January 5) targeted Toyota Motor Corp, threatening to impose a hefty fee on the Japanese automaker it if builds its Corolla cars for the U.S. market at a plant in Mexico. “Toyota Motor said will build a new plant in Baja, Mexico, to build Corolla cars for U.S. NO WAY! Build plant in U.S. or pay big border tax,” Trump said in a post on Twitter. Toyota, […]
