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Science students plead for stipends

Hristina Yordanova
September 1, 2019

According to a recent post by Rise for Education, science students from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) are...

Asia Teachers

PHL teachers can afford chalk soon

Brian Njuguna
August 30, 2019

Vilma Santos-Recto, the Philippine House of Representatives’ Deputy Speaker, filed a House Bill enhancing Philippine teachers’ cash allowance by nearly...

Filipinos’ situation based on US-China trade war

Asia Opportunities

Filipinos' resiliency offsets trade-war

Brian Njuguna
August 29, 2019

The trade war between China and the US was sparked by the tariffs imposed by both countries, and this retaliation...

Asia Law and Courts

PHL educators nix 'no homework bill'

Brian Njuguna
August 28, 2019

Philippine (PHL) private and public educators converged on August 27 and aired their concerns about the proposed ‘no homework bill’....

Asia Industry

Japanese firms lure IT talents with top incentives

Hristina Yordanova
August 28, 2019

Several Japanese companies have created reward systems and bonuses to attract the most highly-skilled, young IT talents. Several of the...

Asia Finance

Vanda hedge fund leaps by 278 percent

Brian Njuguna
August 28, 2019

Vanda Global Fund Limited has emerged to be hedge fund of the year based on its outstanding performance. Expressly, as...

Asia Technology

AI narration mimics audiobook authors

Hristina Yordanova
August 27, 2019

Sogou, a search engine company headquartered in Beijing, China, has announced that it is developing an AI algorithm, which will...

Asia Teachers

ACT decries low salary hike for teachers

Oluchi Maxwell
August 26, 2019

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) decries the ten percent (10%) salary hike for teachers as not enough compared with...

Asia Opportunities

Temasek helps East Ventures secure USD 75 million investment

Hristina Yordanova
August 26, 2019

Temasek, one of the leading funds in Singapore, has decided to back East Ventures in securing more than seventy million...