New BGC resto-bar gives strong ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ vibes
MANILA, Philippines — Can’t get enough of “Can’t Buy Me Love”?
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Team Secret gets early boot in VCT Pacific Stage 1 playoffs
MANILA, Philippines -- Lone Filipino team Team Secret once again failed to reach the top four of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific after succumbing to T1, 2-0, in the knockout rounds of the 2024 VCT Pacific Stage 1 playoffs.
Apple profit ebbs as iPhone sales under pressure
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback.
China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials — state media
BEIJING, China — China's Fujian aircraft carrier took to the water for maiden sea trials on Wednesday, state media said, a key next step in a vast naval build-up by Beijing as it carves out a more assertive role for itself in the Pacific and beyond.
Tran Anh Hung Set as Shanghai Film Festival Jury Chief – Global Bulletin
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Vietnamese French director and screenwriter Tran Anh Hung has been named as president of the jury for the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival, which runs June 14 to 23, said that his works “blend the expressions of Eastern and Western cultures, with sensitivity, delicacy, and a romantic style.” His films include: 1992’s “Scent of the Green Papaya”; 1995’s “Cyclo,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai; 2009 English-language thriller “I Come With the Rain,” starring Josh Hartnett; and “The Taste of Things,” which earned him the best director prize at Cannes last year. The jury president role marks a return and a promotion for the director. He was previously on the Shanghai festival’s jury in 2011, when he also screened his “Norwegian Wood.” SM Cinema, the largest exhibitor in the Philippines, is to open giant screen Imax cinemas in three new venues.
Most Asian markets rise with earnings, US data in view
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with hopes for earnings this week from tech titans helping to offset worries about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans ahead of the release of key US growth and inflation data.
Oil sinks on de-escalation hopes following Iran strike
NEW YORK, United States — World oil prices sank Monday as traders bet on de-escalation in the Middle East despite a strike on Israel by key crude producer Iran.
Stocks hit by Iran-Israel fears, containment hopes stem losses
HONG KONG, China — Equities retreated Monday after Iran ramped up Middle East tensions by launching a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend, fuelling fears of a wider conflict in the volatile region.