TOURISM: Coronavirus rumors are hurting Chinatowns around the world
AA Bakery and Cafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown usually has customers out the door for its egg tarts and pineapple buns.
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Document trove shows how ‘Africa’s richest woman’ stole fortune: ICIJ
Isabel dos Santos, center, a billionaire with a sprawling business empire, at a 2018 party given by her husband’s jewelry
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OP-ED OPINION: Taal Volcano Is a Test of Philippines’ Disaster Plan – By Adam Minter
Taal volcano is seen as it is spewing fume in Batangas, Philippines on January 15, 2020. Some people refuse to
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US LAW & ORDER: Ex-aide of Imelda Marcos is New York’s No. 2 tax cheat
Vilma Bautista, former aide of Imelda Marcos, stole a Manet painting from her, sold it for $32 million and was
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WATER: MANILA- Duterte Offers New Deals to Manila Water Providers — But There’s a Catch
File Photo: A woman carries buckets of water from a water truck at their village which has been dry for
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FINANCE: MANILA- Philippine Peso’s Gains May Vanish as Duterte Ramps Up Spending
A bank employee displays 1000 peso notes in Manila. (Photo: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images) . . Philippines — Once
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KINGSTON, New York, USA- Good sign as more Chinese restaurants in US close shop
Mr Tom Sit has owned Eng’s, a Chinese-American restaurant in New York, with his wife for more than 40 years.
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Dennis Uy Says the Philippines Needs to Support Its Entrepreneurs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, and Dennis Uy, left, CEO of Phoenix Petroleum, and at right is Jose Pardo, chairman
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RANGON- Myanmar’s economy – a kitten among tigers?
. . Back in the 1960s, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong were able use cheap labour and tax
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YANGON, Myanmar- Myanmar climbs in World Bank’s ease of doing business index
. . Myanmar improved its ranking on the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 report f by six positions, coming in
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