With rousing success of International Series Philippines, DigiPlus helps put PH on sporting map

Philstar.com October 28, 2025 | 5:00pm MANILA, Philippines — Filipino pride Miguel Tabuena recently ruled the first-ever International Series Philippines (ISP) presented by BingoPlus, the flagship brand of leading digital entertainment company...

Cisco AI Research: The most AI-ready companies outpace peers in the race to value

The ‘Pacesetters’ are 6x more likely to move AI pilots into production, and 30% more likely to report measurable value from AI Cisco has released the results from the third annual Cisco AI Readiness Index. A small but consistent group of companies...

Restaurant review: Del Sur Bakery makes extraordinary eccentric Filipino and Midwestern pastries in Chicago

Del Sur Bakery in Chicago makes extraordinary and eccentric pastries artfully layering the Philippines with the Midwest, but pastry chef and prodigy Justin Lerias doesn’t quite realize their edible works are comparable to the best in the world....

Sweden grants million euros for Luzon Economic Corridor railway study

Sweden funds a 12 million SEK study for Luzon’s SCMB railway project. Sweden has awarded a one million euro grant to fund a feasibility study for the Subic–Clark–Manila–Batangas (SCMB) railway, a flagship project under the Luzon Economic Corridor....

Kuala Lumpur Turns Up The Heat To Deepen Regional Integration As Unshakeable Cornerstone To Lift ASEAN Economy

By M. Saraswathi and Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The upgraded trade in goods agreement, reciprocal tariff deals with the United States and renewed commitments by dialogue partners such as Australia to pour millions of...

Philippines child nutrition indicators resemble those of poorer nations—PIDS book

MANILA—One in four Filipino children remains stunted despite the Philippines’ move toward upper-middle-income status, underscoring deep inequalities that hinder human development, according to a new book from the Philippine Institute for...

Prescription for Tomorrow: Youth as the Unsung Innovators of Global Health

(Credit:Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Mr. Pratik Sarangi is a medical graduate from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India,. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students...

General : Kuala Lumpur Turns Up The Heat To Deepen Regional Integration As Unshakeable Cornerstone To Lift ASEAN Economy

By M. Saraswathi and Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The upgraded trade in goods agreement, reciprocal tariff deals with the United States and renewed commitments by dialogue partners such as Australia to pour millions of...

Philippines, Bermuda strengthen data protection

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of the Islands of Bermuda (PrivCom) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bolster cooperation on personal data protection and...

Philippine banks to lead profit growth among regional peers

[LONDON] Philippine banks, helped by robust loans, are poised to deliver the highest net interest income growth among South-east Asian lenders this year. Banks in the Philippines are expected to post an average 11 per cent growth in net interest...

South Korean who abandoned Filipino partner, child claims to live in Pyongyang

A South Korean man who deceived his Filipino partner by claiming to live in Pyongyang is one of several fathers recently exposed for refusing or failing to pay child maintenance after escaping to their home country. The identities of these...

Central banks are hoarding gold, but one Asian official says it might be time to sell

Central banks' massive gold purchases have helped drive prices to record highs this year, but one Asian policymaker says his country might want to consider selling. "Our holdings of gold are already excessive," Benjamin Diokno, a Monetary Board...

Philippine Army Stands Up Missile Battalion for Territorial Defense Operations

Soldiers from the 1st Land Based Missile System Battery, Philippine Army Artillery Regiment fasten the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) reload fixture to the MRC Payload Deployment System with U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd...

Philippine peso falls to new record low on rate view, outflow

[MANILA] The Philippine peso fell past the key psychological level of 59 per US dollar to an all-time low, putting pressure on the central bank to defend the currency. The peso dropped 0.5 per cent to 59.2 per US dollar on Tuesday (Oct 28), the...

Malaysia Passes ASEAN Chairmanship Baton To The Philippines

By Linda Khoo Hui Li KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia officially handed over the ASEAN Chairmanship to the Philippines on Tuesday, marking the ceremonial transition of leadership as Malaysia enters the final phase of its 2025...

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Paris Masters 2025: Monday, October 27 to Sunday, November 2 Daily start time: 6am ET / 10am GMT Free stream: France TV (France) Unlock the free stream using ExpressVPN Watch Paris Masters 2025 live streams, as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner...

General : Malaysia Passes ASEAN Chairmanship Baton To The Philippines

By Linda Khoo Hui Li KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia officially handed over the ASEAN Chairmanship to the Philippines on Tuesday, marking the ceremonial transition of leadership as Malaysia enters the final phase of its 2025...

Bollywood actor, who once worked with the likes of Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty, left India and is now running a garmet business

Bollywood has often seen stars rise to dazzling fame and then fade away just as quickly — and Shiney Ahuja’s story is a striking example of this. Once counted among the promising faces of Hindi cinema, Shiney worked with some of the biggest names...

"Altyn Asyr" starts the AFC Challenge League 2025/26 with a victory

Turkmenistan’s “Altyn Asyr” football club started the AFC Challenge League 2025/26 with a narrow 1–0 win over Kyrgyzstan’s “Abdysh-Ata.” The match took place in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, where Group “A” of the West Zone is being played in a...

Costa: EU seeks stronger Asean ties, aims to revive stalled trade talks with Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The European Union (EU) is looking to deepen its strategic partnership with Asean by advancing free trade negotiations and strengthening supply chain cooperation for stronger economic ties that benefit both regions amid a...