The U.S. government announced a plan Monday to award Samsung Electronics Co. up to US$6.4 billion in grants to support the South Korean tech giant’s chipmaking investment in central Texas, as it strives to strengthen domestic semiconductor production…

MANILA: The military and the police assured their full loyalty to the Constitution and the chain of command, shrugging off calls for them to withdraw their support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

In a statement Monday, Armed Forces of the Phili…

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating fell to 32.6 percent, marking its lowest point since last October, following his party’s crushing defeat in last week’s general elections, a poll showed Monday.

The survey, conducted by the polling agency Re…

The deputy chief of South Korea’s financial regulator on Monday sought the support of Andreas Barckow, chief of the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB), for the country’s efforts to secure a spot on the international board.

Kim So-young, …

SULTAN KUDARAT: The leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is looking to integrate eight newly created towns in its special geographic area (SGA) before the last quarter of the year.

The SGA was ratified by voters i…

Police on Monday raided religious facilities run by Huh Kyung-young, honorary chairman of the minor National Revolutionary Party, as he has been sued by his followers for alleged sexual harassment, the Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency said.

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