Protests in Iran second city over high prices: media
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Hundreds took to the streets of Iran's second city Mashhad and other towns on Thursday to…
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India likens crypto cash to Ponzi schemes
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India warned Friday against investing in cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, likening them to "Ponzi schemes", as it became…
8 years ago
Cambodia sends maids to HK to plug gap after abuse scandals
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia sent its first batch of maids to work in Hong Kong on Wednesday,…
9 years ago
Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed…
9 years ago
Bank of Japan holds rates as inflation remains low
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-loose monetary policy in place Thursday as inflation remains stubbornly…
9 years ago
Japan trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil imports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of…
9 years ago
Japanese business confidence hits 11-year high: survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers is at an 11-year high, a key central bank survey showed…
9 years ago
More Filipinos expect better lives in 2018: SWS
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Almost half or 47 percent of Filipino adults expect to lead better lives in…
9 years ago
Berlin’s town hall takes techno scene under its wing
by Daphne Rousseau Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- It's a familiar story across the Western world: a heated property…
9 years ago
Dubai 2018 budget foresees $15.5 bn expenditure ahead of Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai on Sunday adopted its 2018 budget foreseing expenditure of 56.6 million dirhams (around…
9 years ago
Bicam say those earning P250k yearly won’t be taxed; 13th month pay,other bonuses up to P90k to be tax-free
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The 13th month pay and other bonuses given to employees which would amount to…
9 years ago
Japan revises up Q3 quarterly growth to 0.6%
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan posted an economic growth of 0.6 percent in the three months to September from the previous…
9 years ago
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