North Korea finally reopening to international tourists — operator
BEIJING, China — North Korea will reopen to foreign tourism in December after nearly five years of Covid-triggered closure, two specialized tour operators said Wednesday.
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PRC announces MedTech licensure exam results
MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 3,872 out of 5,574 examinees or 69.47 percent passed the Medical Technologists Licensure Exam (MTLE), which took place on August 6 and 7.
Conquering the Bukidnon-Davao 'high'-way
DRIVING at 1,200 meters under heavy fog was not part of the plan. My friend, a native of Bukidnon, and his family only wanted to get some Christmas tree pines. But we ended up driving farther and farther looking for the ones with the best Christmas tree shape.
No mountain high enough for Carlo, Hergie
PARIS – Carlo Paalam starts another chase of Olympic glory while Hergie Bacyadan makes her debut in the world’s ultimate sporting competition Wednesday, carrying the pride of their folks back home.
DA, UR ink five-year potato program
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Universal Robina Corp. (URC)–the food manufacturing arm of the Gokongwei Group, forged a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to jointly establish and continue implementing the Sustainable Potato Program (SPP) on July 29, 2024. The agreement aims to establish reliable seeds systems, capacitate potato farmers organizations and boost farm productivity and farmers’ income in top potato-producing regions.
Typhoon Gaemi Impacts L.A.’s Inaugural World Culture Film Festival, Keeping Major Filmmaker From Opening Night, But Zoom Comes To Rescue
The inaugural World Culture Film Festival in Los Angeles has found itself impacted by a dangerous storm half a world away.
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Carina to make landfall
YILAN, Taiwan — Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi (locally known in the Philippines as Carina) barrelled towards the island, bringing torrential rains and whipping winds to its northeast.
Severino bests Croatian foe to keep lead in Armenia chess tilt
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Sander Severino knew the road back to the top of the mountain of chess for the physically disabled isn’t easy.