Meet the ‘ASIAN BUSINESS TRAVELER’
By Zsarlene B. Chua, Reporter
A recent study commissioned by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) lifts the veil on the travel habits of Asian business travelers...
Tips for shows plotting to be the next Game of Thrones
The Binge -- Jessica Zafra
CRITICS explaining the phenomenon that is Game of Thrones tend to overlook the obvious reason: it’s a very good show....
Galaxy far, far away comes to Globe
By Zsarlene B. Chua Reporter
DUE to the film franchise’s massive popularity (and the seventh film’s well-timed holiday release), it seems that the Philippines will...
Bees, boats and a volcano
By Susan Claire Agbayani
WHEN Metro Manila’s denizens want to escape the big city, one of the first destinations they think of are the beaches...
Johnnie Walker launches campaign for joy
SCOTCH whisky brand Johnnie Walker recently launched its happiness-centered “The Way I Walk” campaign as well as the campaign’s faces, a press release from...
IVF comes to Mindanao
By Maya M. Padillo
DAVAO CITY -- A group of female doctors specializing in fertility know that fatalism, or the Filipino bahala na attitude, is...
Turkish firm fined over commercial ‘insulting’ national yoghurt drink
TURKEY’S state-owned tea production company has been fined by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a TV commercial deemed insulting to ayran, the country’s yoghurt-based...
Cookin’ it up with the Koreans
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
Theater Review
Cookin’ Nanta
The Theater
Solaire Resort and Casino
Until Nov. 15, 8 p.m.
THERE ARE LESSONS to be learned in Cookin’ Nanta. First, language (or...
5 myths and facts about diabetes
THERE are many misconceptions regarding diabetes -- a serious condition with severe effects that can last a lifetime -- with some people thinking that...
The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data
By David Stanway and Kathy Chen
BEIJING -- To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it...
SeaWorld to do away with orca show after brand, attendance take hit
LOS ANGELES — US theme park SeaWorld announced Monday that it planned to phase out its signature orca show, which has come under intense criticism...