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Japan minister hopeful for expanding space activities

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–Takuya Hirai, Japanese minister for space policy, expressed hope on Tuesday for the expansion of the country’s space activities following the successful liftoff of a small observation rocket by a Japanese startup. “It was good that the third time was

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Three dead, 67 hurt as bus, truck collide in Atimonan: police

May 7, 2019

Three died and at least 67 were injured as a provincial bus and a truck collided Atimonan, Quezon province Monday evening, police said. According to a report from Atimonan municipal police, the collision happened in Barangay Santa Catalina in Atimonan

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2 in 5 Employers see low retention rates for midcareer hires

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–A private-sector survey found that close to 40 pct of employers feel they have low retention rates for regular employees hired in the middle of their careers. The survey was conducted online by recruitment agency En-Japan Inc. between late January

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Japan remains alert for system problems after era change

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government remains fully on standby to deal with any problems related to updates of information systems for reflecting the change of the nation’s era name to Reiwa from Heisei, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. “As of

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Military, police sends off forces to secure next week’s elections

May 7, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has committed 70 percent of its total strength to assure a successful midterm election next week. “Your Armed Forces is steadfast on its mandate and committed to provide a total of 98,000 personnel,

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GIR level up for sixth straight month to hit $83.96 billion as of April

May 7, 2019

Preliminary data shows gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $83.96 billion as of end-April from $83.61 billion as of end-March, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday. The month-on-month increase in the GIR level was due mainly

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Inflation slows down to lowest since January 2018

May 7, 2019

Inflation slowed down to 3 percent in April 2019, the lowest since January 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) said Tuesday. Inflation in March was recorded at 3.3 percent and in April 2018, 4.5 percent, PSA added. ”The slowdown

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Abe ready to meet with Kim without conditions

May 7, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed his readiness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without conditions. “I won’t let any opportunity to slip away,” in order to resolve the issue of North Korea’s abduction of

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