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PH Pavilion art exhibit in Venice pays homage to Mt. Banahaw
MANILA: The Philippine Pavilion’s 60th International Art Exhibition-La Biennale di Venezia in Artiglierie, Arsenale, Venice, Italy was unveiled on Friday with the enduring legacy of mystical Mt. Banahaw in full
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Special music video promotes Vietnamese tourism
Hanoi: The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper in collaboration with IB Group Vietnam debuted a music video titled ‘Going Home’, a special musical production aimed at popularising Vietnamese tourism.
In the music
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Sandigan junks PhilForest exec plea to junk graft raps
MANILA: The Sandiganbayan has turned down pleas filed by the former vice president of the defunct Philippine Forest Corporation (PhilForest), Erwin Krishna Santos, and two others who sought the dismissal
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PCO trains Coast Guard on FOI to boost gov’t transparency
MANILA: Staff of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) received comprehensive training from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Freedom of Information (FOI) to boost the
Chinese city Pu’er to fund 200-bed quarantine centre construction in Phongsaly
The Puer authority has agreed to provide grants for the construction of a 200-bed Covid-19 quarantine centre in Phongsaly. The construction to be conducted in Yod-u district, Phongsaly Province is
Laos records 170 new Covid-19 cases
Some 170 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours with 129 classified as imported cases and 41 as locally transmitted cases, Deputy Director of the
WHO: Tens of Millions of People with Dementia Lack Care
GENEVA – The World Health Organization warns few governments are providing necessary care for many of the more than 55 million people living with dementia at a time when this
Vaccines Reduce Risk of ‘Long COVID’ Symptoms, Study Finds
British researchers say people who contract COVID-19 after they are fully vaccinated are less likely than unvaccinated people to suffer lingering symptoms from the disease. In a study published
National Population and Development Policy Integration into Provincial Plans
The Ministry of Planning and Investments (MPI) and Borikhamxay provincial authority, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), disseminated the revised National Population and Development Policy (NPDP 2019-2030)
Laos, International Organisation for Migration sign cooperation agreement
Today witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Lao Government represented by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune and the International Organisation for Migration – IOM –
US Provides Over US$180,000 in Supplies and Training to Help Laos Combat COVID-19
The Embassy of the United States of America Deputy Chief of Mission Joy Michiko Sakurai on Aug 18 handed over US$183,000 in equipment and supplies to the Department of Communicable
274 new Covid-19 cases reported nationwide
Some 274 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours with 220 classified as imported cases and 54 as local infections, Director General of the Department