A festival is underway in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on August 27 to celebrate the history of local wax coconut. Wax coconut has a 100-year-old history with local people in Cau Ke district, Tra Vinh province. Unlike regular coconuts, wax c…
ANKARA: The spread of mpox and the rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in various countries around the world is not a major cause for worry at the moment, according to two prominent health experts.
The spread of mpox has sparked some co…
BACOLOD: The City Health Office (CHO) urged residents here on Tuesday to revive the 4 o’clock habit of cleaning the surroundings as dengue cases increased by almost 118 percent from January to mid-August compared to the cases in the same period last y…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the request of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo for a 10-day extension of the deadline to submit a counter-affidavit on the material misrepresentation complaint filed against her.
Come…
MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked citizens’ arm groups and other stakeholders to help encourage the 5.3 million deactivated voters to reactivate to be able to participate in next year’s midterm elections.
Comelec chair George Er…
Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to pick up in 2024, driven by a rebound in manufactured exports and tourism, and recovering consumption and business investment, the World Bank (WB) said on August 26 in a new report. The economy is forecast to g…