[ad_1] NEW YORK: Global financial titan Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $ 2.9 billion in fines to settle criminal charges in the 1MDB bribery scandal in Malaysia, the largest U.S. fine in a corruption case, the Justice Department announced on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C …
Read More »Nokia to provide enterprise IoT services to Smart in the Philippines – Back End News
[ad_1] The partnership of the multinational telecommunications company Nokia with the digital services company Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) aims to drive the acceleration of the adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) in the country. By using Nokia’s global IoT Network Grid (WING), Smart will be able to offer a future-proof, …
Read More »The Philippines will allow the entry of foreign investors from November 1
[ad_1] The NAIA Terminal 1 staff in the city of Parañaque wear masks as a precaution on January 23, 2020, as the country raises the alert to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – Foreigners with an investor visa will be able …
Read More »Trump and Biden collide heavily over pandemic in less chaotic final debate
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump speaks during the third and final presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, October 22, 2020. REUTERS / Jim Bourg / Pool NASHVILLE – US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered very contrasting views …
Read More »Thai street cooks thrive as protests simmer
[ad_1] BANGKOK – Thai street food vendors have earned the nickname “CIA” for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before the police, but also many protesters. Selling everything from fish balls and fried chicken to dimsum and coconut ice cream, his business is booming as tens of …
Read More »With time running out, Trump was again forced to defend the coronavirus approach in the debate.
[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden arrive on stage to participate in the final debate of the 2020 United States presidential campaign at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, on October 22, 2020. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst NASHVILLE – Democratic presidential candidate Joe …
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[ad_1] Six decades later, RCBC remains a trusted banking ally The pandemic drowned out the sound of grinding metal as various industries practically came to a stop. The country’s gasping economy needed a resilient institution to pump life into its lungs, fuel to start the engines of industry, and grease …
Read More »Trump says China is America’s biggest adversary as report shows it paid them 188,000 in taxes
[ad_1] In a raw cut of a non-airy 60 minutes Interview posted on President Donald Trump’s Facebook page on Thursday, Trump says China is America’s biggest foreign adversary. Although according to recent reports, he paid more than $ 100,000 in taxes to China around the same time that he paid …
Read More »Trump-Biden debate: candidates prepare for final showdown with lessons from first debate
[ad_1] Bauer interrupts and yells at Biden, who is trying to formulate his arguments for why he should be president. Team Biden is concerned that the plan to silence candidates during parts of the debate won’t help with the distraction factor. Even if the home audience cannot hear the president’s …
Read More »Consensus reached on reforms to rice imports
[ad_1] The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) opposed a blanket ban on cooperatives’ participation in importing rice as it may discriminate against legitimate groups, but lawmakers and government officials argued that the move is a done deal. Senators and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have already agreed to allow traders and …
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