All the way to the (Music) Bank
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
SEOUL — There are several music television shows in Korea that pit K-pop groups against each other.
Chinese cops to patrol Italy’s top tourist sights
ROME — Four Chinese policemen will patrol the streets of Rome and Milan alongside their Italian counterparts for the next two weeks to help protect wealthy visitors from China during a peak tourism period, officials from both countries said on Monday.
Blueming CNBLUE
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
SEOUL — Unlike the typical pop group with a limited shelf life, Korean band CNBLUE is like fine wine — they get better with age.
Fatal Pursuits
WHILE Philippine history — as the joke goes, we stayed 300 years in the convent (under Spain) and 50 years in Hollywood (under the USA) — would logically push us to a preference for pale skin, the obsession with whiteness is not confined to this archipelago. It is a global mission that is as old as the Egyptian, Roman, and Greek civilizations.
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile’s beaches
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Niño weather phenomenon have clogged Chile’s Pacific beaches in recent months.
Radiohead reveal new song ‘Burn The Witch’
LONDON — Experimental British rockers Radiohead released a video for a song entitled “Burn The Witch” on Tuesday but kept fans hanging on for details of their long-awaited new album.
India court tells tobacco industry to adopt strict warnings
NEW DELHI — India’s highest court on Wednesday, ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns.
Nestlé launches Wellnessize Web series with Luis Manzano
Embarking on a journey of wellness may seem daunting, especially for busy, multi-tasking homemakers. Nestlé Philippines, through the Nestlé Club, has launched a campaign that enables homemakers “to take small, easy steps to start a life of wellness.”
Voting preferences for Vice-President, Senators as of May 2016
The latest BusinessWorld-SWS pre-election poll saw Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. and Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Maria Leonor G. Robredo racing neck-to-neck for the vice-presidency. Read the full story.
Headline inflation rate in the Philippines as of April 2016
Prices of widely used goods rose at a steady pace at the start of the second quarter, providing the central bank a “soft transition” for the planned shift to an interest-rate corridor (IRC). In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority said headline inflation in April stood at 1.1%, unchanged from the previous month but lower than the 2.2% in April of last year.
