Oct 28, 2026
About one in six South Korean adults from Generation Z used or were prescribed GLP-1 obesity drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro in the past year, the highest rate of any generation, a survey by KB Financial Group shows.
Only 347 out of the required number of 510 police service dogs remain active, with even more set to retire by the end of 2026
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has started inspecting transport terminals across Metro Manila ahead of the expected surge of travelers heading to the provinces for All Saints" Day, reminding bus operators to screen only age-appropriate content.
One in three power plants in the Visayas is fueled by coal, based on the Department of Energy's list of existing power plants, as of July 2026
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on Thursday that it would keep its base rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent, hours after the US Federal Reserve also decided to hold its benchmark rate steady. The city’s de facto central bank often mirrors steps taken by the US Fed as the Hong Kong’s currency is pegged to the US dollar. In September, it followed the Fed in raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point – the first such increase since 2023. The US Federal Open...
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round ANTIPOLO—NLEX moved on the cusp of ending its string of playoff flameouts after defeating Phoenix, 124-117, for a 2-0 lead in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Schonny Winston and Robert Bolick scored 31 points apiece while import Deonte Burton
Around 40% of all original homeowners have moved out of Hoi An, while rents for state-owned properties have soared to hundreds of millions of dong a month, putting the ancient town at risk of gradually losing its local population.
Australia has returned two stone sculptures to China after more than 30 years abroad. The statues, showing the heads of a military official and civil servant, had been given to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra by a private collector and date back to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration received the heads on Wednesday, according to the state broadcaster CCTV. They are thought to have been removed from two imperial mausoleums in Henan...
Waze restriction unjustified as other similar apps also collect same data from users, they add.
Thai immigration police have revoked an Israeli woman's visa and detained her pending deportation after she allegedly threatened national park staff and ordered hotel guests out on Koh Phangan.
This country has a total area of approximately 90,000 sq.km, of which more than 99% is seawater.
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Filipino seafarers training in Eastern Visayas are expected to benefit from improved accommodation and upgraded safety training facilities as the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) rolls out P261 million worth of infrastructure projects at its Tacloban complex. The projects, unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 27, form part of the government agency’s modernization
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