MONTEREY PARK, United States — Asian Americans were reeling Tuesday after two mass shootings in California targeting members of their community left 18 people dead -- with the alleged gunmen in both cases being older men of Asian descent.

BANGKOK, Thailand — Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN's drugs office said Thursday, as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the crop.

UNITED NATIONS, United States — A pessimistic growth forecast for 2023 should not lead to "short-term thinking or knee-jerk fiscal austerity" that could worsen inequality or threaten development goals, the UN said Wednesday in a report.

WASHINGTON, United States — Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors -- Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called "pure blood" movement.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has ordered a five-day lockdown in the capital over "respiratory illness", a report said Wednesday, in what appears to be the first citywide restrictions since the country declared victory over Covid-19 in August 2022.

BEIJING, China — China's economy grew 3.0% in 2022, official data released Tuesday showed, one of the weakest rates in 40 years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and a real estate crisis.

More offshore gaming companies are expected to return to Manila, Cebu, and the rest of the country.

Next to home, the workplace is perhaps where we spend most of our time. It’s a place of growth, productivity, and relationship-building that’s why keeping it safe and secure should be a top priority for any company.

The first Jollibee in Spain is ready to serve its famous Chickenjoy to the locals of Madrid starting this week!

Did you know that treating your colleagues like family makes you more productive, because you like who you work with?

Citing vigor and optimism as basis for the decision, Pantone Color Institute announced on Friday that Viva Magenta will be the color of the year 2023.

Pinoy Pop group SB19 gets included in an article from Teen Vogue entitled ‘Our Favorite Bands of All Time’ alongside groups such as BTS, One Direction, Westlife, and The Beatles.

In August 2022, Netflix will kick off its “add a home” feature that requires patrons to pay for account usage in a different household for some Latin American countries.

The new crown for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 was revealed on the Gala night and fashion show

“Super mura lang, kasi hindi naman marunong magmahal ‘yung may-ari.”

"Triangle of Sadness" starring Filipina actress Dolly de Leon was the big winner at the 58th Guldbagge Awards, the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards.

R&B artist Ne-Yo arrived in the country on Friday for his "Live in Concert" tour tonight at the Araneta Coliseum. 

For the first time in Philippine television history, long-time competitors, ABS-CBN and GMA-7, together with streaming platform Viu, will produce a new series called "Unbreak My Heart".

Controversial actress Alex Gonzaga issued a statement regarding the viral video of her, smearing icing on a waiter's face.

A win for big girls.

World champion weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo will train in the United States and Japan this year ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.

Echo loud, Echo proud!

ECHO Philippines shuts down ONIC Esports, 3-1, in the upper bracket semifinals of the M4 World Championship Knockout Stages at the Indoor Stadium Senayan here.

LOS ANGELES – Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving scored 32 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) with a 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The German's 6-3, 6-4 effort solidified a 35-27 victory for his squad over the Falcons Tuesday in Dubai.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would soon reinstate former US president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails," two years after he was banned over the 2021 assault on the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant.

WASHINGTON, United States — The owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, along with five associates in Europe, during an international operation against "darknet" markets.

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in an apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down.

WASHINGTON, United States — TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app's safety for children.