Gov’t sees ‘short-term’ impact of novel coronavirus on Philippine tourism Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 10:51am MANILA, Philippines — The impact of the novel coronavirus on Philippine tourism is expected to be short-lived, the government’s chief economist said, but policymakers still flagged the health crisis as…
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who heads a leading group on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, visits the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing, China, on Thursday. (Photo: cns/Reuters) BEIJING: Cases of a new coronavirus in China have jumped to over 9,600, with 213…
People wearing masks pass by a store displaying Chinese New Year ornaments in the Flushing neighbourhood of Queens on Wednesday, where concerns over coronavirus have caused some New Year's events to be cancelled. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) In Japan, the hashtag #ChineseDon’tComeToJapan has been trending on Twitter. In…
‘Don’t waste time’: Robredo says gov’t must act quickly vs spread of coronavirus (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 11:21am MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo said the government should fast-track measures to limit the spread of novel coronavirus after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency over…
Mighty Sports cruises to Dubai tiff semis Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 9:58am MANILA, Philippines — Mighty Sports Philippines is headed to the semifinals of the Dubai International Basketball Championship after drubbing Al Wathba Sports Club, 88-71, on Thursday (Friday Manila time). It was a total team effort…
DFA to bring home Filipinos in Hubei starting next week Patricia Lourdes Viray (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs is ready to repatriate Filipinos in Wuhan City and the rest of Hubei province amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. The DFA…
Deserving? Paul George, Devin Booker left out of NBA All-Star game Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 9:39am MANILA, Philippines — The NBA All-Star reserves were named on Thursday (Friday Manila time) and some prominent names were absent from the list. Most noticeably snubbed were the Phoenix Suns' Devin…
First confirmed nCoV patient isolated at San Lazaro Hospital (Philstar.com) - January 31, 2020 - 9:35am MANILA, Philippines — The first confirmed novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV patient in the Philippines has been isolated at San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila. San Lazaro is a government-funded special tertiary hospital that is…
Advanced Info Service (AIS) has brushed aside concerns about an arbitration tribunal's ruling ordering it to pay 31 billion baht in compensation to TOT Plc over a dispute in their mobile service agreement amendments almost 20 years ago.An executive at AIS who requested anonymity said the ruling will have no…
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc agreed on Wednesday to sell its newspaper business to Lee Enterprises Inc for $140 million in cash, abandoning an industry the billionaire investor had long defended even as its financial prospects deteriorated.The transaction includes 31 daily newspapers and 49 weeklies including the daily Omaha World-Herald…