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Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

CIREBON, Indonesia — Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community. The Cirebon-1 plant was...

Finance

Pioneer Insurance pushes CTPL awareness to promote responsible driving

Pioneer Insurance is raising awareness on with the Department of Health reporting 1,113 road crash injuries during the recent holiday season alone, Pioneer emphasized that road safety is not just...

Consumer & Retail

Retail prices of rice lower in early February, says PSA

Retail prices of rice lower in early February, says PSA

MANILA, Philippines — The average retail price of rice decreased in early February, even as farm-gate prices for palay or unmilled rice steadily increased. According…

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Tourism & Transportation

Cebu Pacific passengers up 6.2% to 2.7M in January

MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific recorded a 6.2-percent increase in passenger traffic in January, with holiday travel demand spilling over into the start of the…

Foreign News

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

MUNICH, Germany — The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday urged China to change its growth model, arguing that its soaring trade surplus was…

Economy

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

MUNICH, Germany — The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday urged China to change its growth model, arguing that its soaring trade surplus was…

Communications

All in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

BEIJING, China — After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player…

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All in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

BEIJING, China — After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player…

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