The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is targeting December 2026 for the launch of a mobile application that will help players identify licensed online gaming platforms and avoid illegal gambling sites.

The number of foreign residents holding business manager visas who left Japan without obtaining reentry permits nearly quadrupled in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier.

A dozen Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces collectively estimated at about $450 million are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York on Nov. 18 after remaining largely unseen for decades in a renowned private collection in Argentina.

The fortunes of America’s 400 wealthiest people jumped by $1.4 trillion, or 21 percent, over the past 12 months, but their charitable giving has not kept pace.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) joined the nationwide rollout of the administration’s Handog ng Pangulo 2026 on Monday, Sept. 14, bringing government assistance and frontline services closer to communities across the country.

Something belonging to the historical world shared by José Rizal and one of his closest friends is about to begin another journey. This time, the journey leads to the Philippines.

Osaka Customs reported 6,546 cases of imports stopped for suspected intellectual-property violations in the first half of 2026, about 1.2 times the level recorded a year earlier and the highest number for a first-half period.

Former NBA role player turned venture capitalist Omri Casspi has been on a winning streak.

A California farmer has been ordered to destroy his fruit orchard after giving away thousands of pounds of nectarines amid a three-year legal dispute with Giumarra Brothers Fruit Co.

A decade ago, husband-and-wife co-founders of e-commerce company Pattern, Melanie Alder and David Wright, were reselling refrigerator magnets online from Alder's living room.

We may be entering a post-literate society, but plenty of technology executives and entrepreneurs are still writing books.

SpaceX's record-breaking initial public offering is expected to accelerate investment in commercial space companies and stimulate a new generation of startups.

Rapper and podcast host Joe Budden and talent manager Ian Schwartzman have built The Joe Budden Network into an estimated US$20 million business over the past 12 months.

Joe Rogan remains the world's highest-paid podcaster, driven by one of the largest audiences in digital media and a lucrative agreement with Spotify.

Leading streaming platforms are increasingly offering multimillion-dollar licensing agreements to high-profile podcasters as competition for exclusive content intensifies.

In the mountain town of Yoshida in Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, artisans continue to preserve Japan's centuries-old tatara iron-smelting tradition used to produce steel for katana swords.

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has registered "Japanese tea" under the country's Geographical Indication (GI) protection system as part of efforts to combat counterfeit agricultural products overseas.

A remarkably complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil could become the most expensive dinosaur specimen ever sold when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's.

Major Japanese brewers are expanding their nonalcoholic and low-alcohol product lines as younger consumers increasingly reduce their alcohol consumption.

Billionaire Elon Musk criticized philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's charitable giving, saying it is "making the world a worse place."

Despite keeping much of her philanthropy out of the spotlight, MacKenzie Scott remained one of America's biggest donors in 2025.

Officials in western Japan have asked the central government to investigate how saplings of the prized Beni Princess citrus variety may have been smuggled into China and offered for sale despite strict controls.

Art has long served as a quiet custodian of a nation's memory. At Crowne Plaza Galleria, that memory comes to life through "Gunita," an exhibition marking the 128th anniversary of Philippine Independence by showcasing the works of seven Filipino artists whose creations reflect the country's enduring identity, resilience and creative spirit.

A university in Kagawa is transforming one of western Japan’s most famous foods into an unlikely new material by using discarded udon noodles to create biodegradable “paper.”