SeaWorld develops plans for reopening; no official date set
Image: Facebook/SeaWorld SeaWorld guests could be sitting in every other row of the stadium to watch orca shows when the parks eventually reopen, the company’s CEO said Friday. Interim CEO…
Thailand urged to open border checkpoints to revive trade with Myanmar
The Nation/Asia News Network BANGKOK — The government has been urged to open Thai-Myanmar border checkpoints to facilitate the transportation of goods and save the local economy worth over Bt80…
International hotel groups gradually resume full operations in China
The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland is the world’s first underground hotel built at the site of an abandoned quarry. WeChat account: sheshanlvyoutopnews via China Daily/Asia News Network SHANGHAI — International hospitality…
Coping with COVID-19: Japanese firms step up amid shortage of medical supplies
TOKYO — Major Japanese companies that have had their bread-and-butter businesses disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic are responding to calls for an “All Japan” effort to overcome the crisis. Japan’s…
Hot mommas in the kitchen
Happy Quarantine Mother’s Day to my mother, Carmelita “Baby” Salcedo, my food and travel buddy … and to all mothers out there!!! Today is for our moms. I would like…
Mama knows best | Inquirer Business
Sia learned his first business lessons from his mother, Paz. Every day after school when he was a young boy in Capiz, Edgar “Injap” Sia II and his siblings would…
Argentina misses deadline on international debt agreement
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentina missed a Friday deadline to reach an agreement with international creditors to restructure its massive debt, but negotiations will continue, its minister for the economy…
DBM released P2.1 billion from 2020 calamity fund for COVID-19 response
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released to three departments helping in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic a total of P2.1 billion from funds…
NEDA: COVID-19 crisis a ‘temporary setback,’ PH economy to bounce back
MANILA, Philippines — National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) acting Director-General Karl Kendrick Chua has assured the public that the COVID-19 pandemic is just a “temporary setback” on the economy as…
How many POGOs have unpaid taxes? ‘Marami, halos lahat,’ says BIR chief
MANILA, Philippines — While the government has already required Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to first pay all of their tax dues before resuming operations during quarantine, compliance to the…