VATICAN CITY — Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American missionary from Chicago, was elected pope on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pontiff in the Catholic Church’s history. Taking the name Leo XIV, he greeted thousands in St. Peter’s Square...
The Philippine government is expanding its affordable rice initiative to include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, a move aimed at fulfilling President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s pledge to make quality rice accessible while supporting local farmers.
The Department...
VATICAN CITY — Black smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, a clear sign that the first round of voting in the papal conclave did not result in the election of a new pope.
In a...
MANILA — Overseas Filipino workers now have a streamlined digital avenue to invest in Philippine real estate, thanks to a new artificial intelligence-powered marketplace launched Tuesday in Taguig City.
Bahai Deals, a collaborative platform by Talino Venture Studios and Rizal...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has secured a critical exemption from election spending restrictions, ensuring uninterrupted welfare services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during the upcoming national elections.
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac announced Monday that the Commission...
Hong Kong Customs officers dismantled two illicit cigarette storage and distribution centers on Sunday, arresting two foreign domestic helpers and seizing approximately 200,000 suspected contraband cigarettes valued at nearly $900,000.
The operation in Sheung Shui targeted two women, ages 40...
Hong Kong welcomed a post-pandemic record number of mainland Chinese visitors during the Labour Day Golden Week, but many travelers, constrained by tight budgets, resorted to unconventional measures to manage the city’s high costs, including spending nights in fast-food...
A coalition of Asian migrant worker organizations launched a comprehensive campaign Thursday, pressing the Hong Kong Central Government to address critical labor conditions for domestic workers from across Southeast Asia.
The Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB-IMA HKM), representing workers from...
Tsim Sha Tsui, one of Hong Kong’s most iconic districts, has transformed into a bustling hub of activity as thousands of tourists flood the area during China’s Labour Day Golden Week holidays, running from May 1 to May 5,...
HENRY’S LAKE, Idaho — A van carrying tourists collided with a pickup truck on a highway near Yellowstone National Park on Thursday evening, May 1, 2025, killing seven people, including five Chinese nationals, and injuring eight others, authorities said.
The...
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