[ad_1] NEW DELHI – India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesperson told Reuters, a move that could force players, including Amazon.com, Inc., to restructure their ties. with some of the top sellers. The government discussions coincide with a growing number of …
Read More »ADB sees 24% job losses from BPO, electronics automation
[ad_1] PHILSTAR The PHILIPPINES needs to upgrade its technical and vocational education to offset the expected loss of 24% of jobs in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and electronics manufacturing industries by 2030, due to increased automation, said the Asian Development Bank. (ADB). In a study evaluating the information technology …
Read More »‘PH needs industry transformation maps for 4IR’ – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Philippines should consider developing industrial transformation maps in key sectors toenable you to transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) with sufficient investment in skills development, according to a new study from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a statement on Wednesday, the Manila-based multilateral lender said that …
Read More »Joe Biden to stop Trump’s border wall in Mexico on day one
[ad_1] The opening ceremony for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will begin with an invocation at 8:30 pm today. New Delhi: US President Elect Joe Biden and his Deputy Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States today, January 20. …
Read More »The vaccination debacle in Europe | The ASEAN Post
[ad_1] A storm is unleashed by the fact that the European Union (EU) has not ordered more of the COVID-19 vaccines approved in advance. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of the United States (USA) pharmaceutical company Moderna, which obtained approval for its vaccine shortly after Pfizer / BioNTech, claims that the EU …
Read More »Alibaba faces an ‘existential crisis’
[ad_1] (CNN) – This year could be the most important for Alibaba since it was founded two decades ago. China’s most famous technology company faces a number of challenges at home and abroad that run the risk of fundamentally changing it forever. Chinese authorities are investigating the company on antitrust …
Read More »Metro Manila traffic: second worst in the world – report
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila has the second worst traffic congestion in the world among 416 cities in 57 countries, reported technology specialist TomTom (TOM2). According to TomTom’s annual traffic index, Metro Manila traffic ranked second in 2020 and drivers expect to spend an average of 53 percent more …
Read More »The true extent of microplastic contamination caused by clothing revealed
[ad_1] Image Credit: Shutterstock / Dotted Yeti Researchers have found that microfibers in clothing are the most widespread form of microplastic pollution in the Arctic. Laundry in European and North American homes could have a significant impact on the amount of microplastics in the world’s oceans. That’s the find that …
Read More »Lacson: Crazy to open the floodgates of Cha-cha now
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It is unwise to “open the floodgate” for a broader change of the Charter (Cha-cha) if the goal, under the guise of reforming the party list system, is only to paralyze the progressive Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives for their alleged communist ties, Senator …
Read More »Pfizer vaccine works against coronavirus mutation in UK and South African variants
[ad_1] Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is effective against a key mutation found in variants of the virus that spread faster than the original strain, according to a preliminary study. While viruses mutate all the time, scientists worry that some of the new mutations in the new coronavirus, specifically those in a …
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