[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel Corp. (SMC), one of the country’s largest highway operators, said the transition to full cashless toll collection on December 1 of this year was “smooth and peaceful.” Even then, he asked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for more time to allow “non-regular” users of …
Read More »Netflix’s ‘Money Heist’ To Get Korean Remake
[ad_1] “Money Heist” (Netflix) SEOUL – Netflix’s original Spanish drama series “Money Heist” will receive a 12-episode Korean remake. Kim Hong-sun, producer of the OCN dramas “The Guest”, “Voice” and “Black” among others, will produce the Korean remake, while Ryu Yong-jae, who wrote the Netflix original series “My Holo Love …
Read More »Erik Matti to direct Filipino episode of HBO Asia horror anthology series ‘Folklore’
[ad_1] Erik Matti will direct the Filipino episode of HBO Asia’s original horror anthology series “Folklore,” WarnerMedia announced Tuesday. According to a press release, Folklore season 2 will be a seven-part, one-hour series that will take place in seven Asian countries, namely Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and …
Read More »BTS rewrites Billboard’s history with ‘Life Goes On’
[ad_1] This photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows a concept photo for BTS’s latest album “BE.” (Big Hit Entertainment) SEOUL – It wasn’t the first time that sensational K-pop boy band BTS had seen their name atop the US music publication Billboard’s top singles chart, but this time it …
Read More »Japan considers limiting tourism campaign in Tokyo
[ad_1] Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike calls for cooperation with the request for shorter hours at restaurants and other establishments at a press conference on Friday. (The Yomiuri Shimbun) TOKYO – Amid a resurgence of new coronavirus infections, the Japanese government is rushing to review the Go To Travel tourism promotion …
Read More »Left vacant by COVID-19, can offices be turned into homes to fix the housing shortage?
[ad_1] BANGKOK – The coronavirus pandemic has increased pressure on governments to address the housing shortage and allowed authorities more freedom to convert empty offices, urban experts said Tuesday. Last month, the South Korean government said it will add 114,000 public housing units in the next two years by buying …
Read More »What we learned from the Gilas Pilipinas-Thailand games
[ad_1] New team Gilas Pilipinas Men did an impressive job in the second window of the 2021 FIBA Asian Cup Qualifiers, sweeping Thailand in two games. The young team definitely lived up to the hype and accepted the challenge of being the next face of the national team. As Gilas …
Read More »Wesley So wins the Skilling Open
[ad_1] GM Wesley So won the final of the Skilling Open on Monday by beating GM Magnus Carlsen 1.5-0.5 in the blitzkrieg. So he made $ 30,000 in what was the first leg of the online Champions Chess Tour that runs through September 2021. How to watch?All games from the …
Read More »Moderna requests authorization for a vaccine in the US, will seek EU approval
[ad_1] Moderna plans to start a new trial to test the vaccine in adolescents before the end of the year, followed by another in even younger volunteers in early 2021. Image via Reuters / File Photo Moderna Inc. said Monday that it applied for emergency U.S. clearance for its COVID-19 …
Read More »The battles won and lost against AIDS contain valuable lessons for the management of COVID-19
[ad_1] People walk near a red-ribbon sand sculpture created by artist Sudarshan Patnaik on the eve of World AIDS Day in 2012. (Reuters file) This year’s World AIDS Day finds us still mired in another pandemic: COVID-19. The highly infectious new coronavirus has spread across the globe, devastating healthcare systems …
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