Hong Kong Hiring Outlook Brightens for 2026 on IPO Rebound

Hiring confidence in Hong Kong is picking up for 2026 as the city’s IPO rebound filters into recruitment plans, though a widening gap between...

Philippines: Vivant Energy unit COREnergy powers NUSTAR resort-casino operations

NUSTAR Resort & Casino Cebu has signed up COREnergy, the retail electricity arm of Vivant Energy, to supply its power requirements, as large commercial...

Hong Kong Hiring Outlook Brightens for 2026 on IPO Rebound

Hiring confidence in Hong Kong is picking up for 2026 as the city’s IPO rebound filters into recruitment plans, though a widening gap between...

OCBC Adds Eight Southeast Asian E-Wallets to App for Remittances

OCBC said it has added eight major Southeast Asian e-wallets to its mobile banking app, letting customers in Singapore send money directly from their...

Bertelsmann Makes First Japan Bet, Backs HelloBoss Series A

Bertelsmann has made its first strategic investment in Japan, backing Tokyo-based startup NGA’s AI recruitment platform HelloBoss in an undisclosed Series A round that...

Ukraine Partner Curtis Go Flags Deeper Cebu Engagement After Nataliya Gumenyuk Visit

A recent visit by Ukrainian war correspondent Nataliya Gumenyuk to Cebu is a powerful reminder of the importance of understanding, dialogue and international solidarity,...

Philippines: Vivant Rides Power Trading Gains, Water Turnaround to Lift 9-Month Profit

Cebu-based Vivant Corp reported double-digit profit growth for the first nine months of 2025 as stronger contributions from its power generation portfolio and a...

UN Fund Commits $3.5mln to Restart Classes for Rohingya Children in Bangladesh

Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations’ fund for schooling in crises, said it approved a US$3.5 million grant to help restore education for...

Ant International Open-Sources ‘Falcon TST’ Forecasting Model

Ant International said it has open-sourced its Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST), an AI model it uses to forecast cash flow and foreign-exchange (FX) exposure,...

Singled out? Davao Occidental Officials Cry Foul Over DA, DPWH’s ‘Selective Scrutiny’

Local officials are crying foul over what they describe as a “coordinated political hit” by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of...

Philippines: DPWH Accused of Reviving 2021 Cases to Justify 2025 Budget Insertions

MANILA — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is facing questions from some local officials and policy analysts over its renewed review...

Ascott-Managed lyf Cebu City Touts Midtown Location, Flexible Room Layouts

“lyf Cebu City,” a midtown Cebu hotel developed by Cebu Landmasters Inc (CLI) and managed by The Ascott Limited, is operating as a lifestyle-focused...

Ukraine’s Cebu Partner Curtis Go Pushes Public-Private Ties After Envoy Visit

“I truly believe that together, Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Cordova, and the Province of Cebu and our friends in Ukraine can achieve great things,” said...

Sen. Bong Go Backs Bill to Accelerate Real Estate Salesperson Registration at Filipino Homes National Convention

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reaffirmed his commitment to advancing the professionalization of the Philippine real estate sector, pledging to push Senate Bill 1292 or...

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