DUBAI: Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won the presidential run-off, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Election Office, Mohsen Eslami, announced Saturday.

Pezeshkian received 16.384 million or 53.6 percent of the 30.530 milli…

Construction started on the Quang Tri airport project, which has an initial outlay of 5.8 trillion VND (227 million USD), in Gio Linh district on July 6 by the People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri and a joint venture between T and …

MANILA: Following the local stock market’s gain for two consecutive days, profit-taking shed the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday, while the peso ended the week sideways.

The PSEi declined by 0.23 percent to 6,492.75 after returning t…

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday held mock elections in Tawi-Tawi province, the country’s southernmost frontier, to test the new technologies to be used in the May 2025 midterm polls.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia, to…

MANILA: The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Friday offered to reissue all relevant documents, without any requirements or fees, for seafarers affected by attacks in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and other areas.

In a statement, MARINA administra…

MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers.

In a statement, Pangandaman sa…

The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) produced 8.574 billion kWh of electricity in the first six months of 2004, reaching 98% of the plan set by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and increasing 3% over the same period). The corpora…

BAGUIO CITY: At least four public schools here have adopted urban gardening as part of the curriculum to teach students about the topic.

‘The subject matter will be incorporated in different subjects and will not be a new subject in addition to the n…