THE Department of Trade and Industry is calling on Philippine micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take part in the largest online sale event in Southeast Asia, the Asean Online Sale Day, as various e-commerce platforms and businesses across the region are expected part in it from August 8 to 10, 2022. The Asean Online Sale Day is a yearly event aimed at promoting cross-border e-commerce among Asean countries, improve consumer trust in e-commerce, provide continuous sales opportunities for the participating businesses, strengthen partnerships between stakeholders and businesses, and raise awareness on the Asean identity and solidarity. The Asean Online Sale Day will be participated by all the of the bloc's member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. For more information about joining this year's Asean Online Sale Day, visit https://www.dti.gov.ph/aseansale/. Deadline of application for Philippine-based business, MSMEs or marketplaces selling goods or services online is until July 20, 2022.

Some grammarians prefer to call it a "question tag," and the whole statement inclusive of that mini-question the "tag question." Native English speakers purposively use tag questions to get a quick confirmation or reaction from their listeners. With this in mind, we should be able to form English tag questions ourselves with greater confidence. Of course, since tag questions are meant to be spoken, it's normal to use contractions of the negative forms of verbs either in the tag question or in the main statement itself. Next week, we'll round up these discussions with other special cases and even finer aspects of tag questions.

Tehran, Iran — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain. “We will facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, but we are proceeding from the fact that all restrictions related to air deliveries for the export of Russian grain will be lifted,” Putin told reporters in Tehran after talks with the presidents of Iran and Turkey. ADVERTISEMENTRussia’s military intervention in Ukraine has hampered shipments from one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain, sparking fears of global food shortages. “As you know, Americans have lifted – essentially lifted – restrictions on the supply of Russian fertilizers to the world markets,” Putin said. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

A motorcycle was crushed between two vehicles on Wednesday morning, resulting in one death and one injury. At about 11am, a vehicle collision occurred on Kwun Tong Road towards Kwun Tong near Ting Fu Street, involving a truck, a motorcycle, and a van-type light goods vehicle. The motorcycle was sandwiched between the two larger vehicles before being pushed under the truck. It is believed that the truck behind him failed to stop in time and hit the motorcycle. Due to the traffic accident, part of the lanes of Kwun Tong Road (Yau Tong bound) near Ting Fu Street is closed to all traffic.

Over the weekend, President Marcos directed the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to look into renegotiating three aborted loan agreements with China for key rail projects. The DoTr had gone so far as to award contracts for the PNR project to a consortium of China Railway Group Ltd., China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co. Ltd., and China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co. Ltd., but the start of the project remains stalled. President Marcos' choice, which is essentially to go back to square one and negotiate new funding arrangements, was likewise appropriate. In terms of rail development, in fact, China might be at a disadvantage.

Majuro, Marshall Islands — The tiny Pacific state of Micronesia has lost its status as one of the few COVID-free countries after confirming community cases on two islands. ADVERTISEMENTThat was until two students tested positive after arriving on the island of Kosrae from Pohnpei, the Micronesian capital island, earlier this week. Local health officials then confirmed 10 more positive results among 11 family members of the two initial cases. The spread of the coronavirus across Micronesia means the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu are believed to be the last two Pacific nations that are currently free from COVID-19. ADVERTISEMENTRELATED STORYPacific’s Micronesia records first COVID-19 caseSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

The expiring vaccines were acquired by the private sector through the tripartite agreement A Dose of Hope. "The private sector has already proven that it is willing to get vaccinated. "Yes we have to focus on the first boosters, but the private sector bought these vaccines. The Go Negosyo founder has been asking that second boosters be allowed to protect members of the workforce who are still not permitted to take second boosters. "Resolving issues with policy on second boosters and take-up will help the private sector in its future vaccine procurement," he added.

Health authorities said they have not set a certain number of cases needed before closing a school as a whole, as Hong Kong reported 3,256 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. Eight schools have classes to be suspended for a week after the students and teachers caught Covid. In addition, Hong Kong and Kowloon Kaifong Women's Association Sun Fong Chung Primary School and S.K.H. Holy Spirit Primary School reported cases earlier and had another class suspended. To avoid the risk of transmission and a major outbreak in schools, classes will be advised to stop face-to-face teaching if they saw several cases.

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China will host the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, organisers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of Covid. The Games will now be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 2023, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said. The OCA said on Tuesday that the new dates were chosen to avoid "conflict with other major international sporting events". The Asian Games typically attract over 10,000 athletes from across the region. The World University Games, scheduled to begin in June in Chengdu and already delayed from last year, have also been postponed again, until 2023.

M3 World Champion Blacklist International is out to reclaim lost glory as the dynamic duo of Jonmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna and Danerie “Wise” Del Rosario returns to the lineup after sitting out the MPL Philippines Season 9. “Our teams are designed to win championships and be amongst the best in the world. This team and coaching staff is a reflection of that. With this roster, our mission is to return to our winning ways and #BreakTheCode once again,” said Blacklist in its roster reveal post. Without the power duo, Blacklist struggled to find its identity in Season 9 where the team missed the playoffs for the first time after winning back-to-back titles in the MPL Seasons 7 and 8.

Many of the fish that escaped ruined farms in Guangdong ended up in Hong Kong, while those that got stuck in their cages were either dead or badly injured. Previous NextHundreds of thousands of yellow pomfret swam to Hong Kong waters after tropical cyclone Chaba destroyed a number of fish farms in Guangdong. Many fish farms in Yangjiang, Guangdong, were destroyed and hundreds of thousands of fish escaped to the sea. "Each farmer is suffering from a loss of more than 10 million yuan [HK$11.65 million] and the entire industry in Guangdong has lost 800 million yuan to 1 billion yuan. As for the bumper harvest seen by Hong Kong anglers, Li said it will not affect the sale of fish in the market.

Kids are in for a nautical party this July as Sky celebrates SpongeBob SquarePants' birthday, filled with prize giveaways and back-to-back episodes of beloved SpongeBob show in the "Bikini Bottom Bash" every weekday until July 29, 5 p.m. on Nickelodeon. Along with brand new episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" and its spin-off shows "Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years" and "The Patrick Star Show," there will be giveaways of exclusive SpongeBob goodies from Nickelodeon on Sky's official social media pages. Plus, wrapping up the surprises is a special birthday treat from sought-after Kapamilya P-Pop group BGYO, joining the party with a fun-filled performance posted on Nickelodeon Asia's Facebook and Instagram accounts.

REUTERS, AFP, AP Previous NextA first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for parts of England as authorities prepare for record high temperatures. The heat in Britain is reflected across much of Europe, with many wildfires. In England, temperatures are expected to rise further today, Met Office chief Penelope Endersby said. The heat warning stretches from London in the south to Manchester and Leeds in the north. On temperatures, Endersby also warned: "Forty-one isn't off the cards.

Filipina weightlifter Angeline Colonia made heads turn on Sunday, July 17, after breaking the world and Asian records in the 40kg category and taking home two gold medals and one silver in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Angeline Colonia (Photo from AWF)Colonia shattered both world and Asian youth standard records, previously set at 61kgs, in her category after lifting 62kg in snatch. Overall, Angeline, the sister of 2016 Rio Olympian Nestor Colonia, reigned supreme with a total lift of 134kg while Duong Thi (129 kg) and Vyachare (125kg) followed suit in second and third place, respectively. Meanwhile, Prince Keil de los Santos also won two bronze medals (clean and jerk and overall) in the 49kg category. He lifted 103kg in clean and jerk and had an overall lift of 186kg, along with his 83kg in snatch.