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Just last year, the world’s most valuable startup, ByteDance Ltd., was being squeezed from all sides. The Trump administration wanted the Chinese firm, which owns the ubiquitous TikTok video-sharing platform,…

STOCK PHOTO TAIPEI – Taiwan said on Wednesday its chip companies will adhere to U.S. rules after Washington added seven Chinese supercomputing entities last week to an economic blacklist and…

By Michael Varcas, The Philippine Star The Philippines may miss its target of at least 6.5% economic growth this year after a resurgence of COVID-19 infections forced the capital into…

BW FILE PHOTO By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter LENDERS’ bad loans rose for the second straight month in February, bringing the nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio to its highest since…

A bill that aims to lower the required paid-up capital for foreign retail enterprises under the Retail Trade Liberalization Act is still pending at the Senate. By Beatrice M. Laforga,…

The auto industry sold 20,702 vehicles in March, up 88% from a year ago. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS AUTO SALES in March surged by almost 88% compared with a…

By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) will be required to move their entire business permit application processes online by mid-June, the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said.…

PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ KING RODRIGUEZ PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a separate agency tasked to streamline government processes. Mr. Duterte created the Office of the…

…and other challenges overcome by the women in Fearless Filipinas WHILE waiting to start a job in a bank, the young Jessie Sincioco entered her aunt’s mango cake recipe in…

Ani 41: Lakbay, the official literary journal of the Intertextual Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) — FACEBOOK.COM/CCPINTERXTUALDIVISION REMEMBERING trips to the beach, a chat between OFWs,…