Piolo Pascual steps out of comfort zone

Piolo Pascual is stepping out of his comfort zone as he takes on his most vile role to date in his highly-anticipated TV comeback for “Pamilya Sagrado,” the biggest family drama of 2024 that also stars Kyle Echarri and Grae Fernandez. Known for his romcom charm and dramatic portrayals in …

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Japan core machinery orders down in April

Photo Credit: Reuters TOKYO — Japan’s core machinery orders fell in April for the first time in three months, government data showed on Monday, due to a pullback from the prior month’s big jump, but the Cabinet Office said capital spending remained on track for a recovery. The data followed …

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BOJ to taper by 2T yen per month

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda | AFP-JIJI  TOKYO — The Bank of Japan is likely to trim its monthly bond buying by around 2 trillion yen ($12.7 billion) in new guidance due next month but forgo raising interest rates at least until September, former board member Makoto Sakurai said …

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China retail sales up 3.7% in May

BEIJING — Chinese retail sales picked up in May, but industrial production growth slowed, official data showed on Monday, suggesting the recovery in the world’s second-largest economy remains uneven. Leaders have struggled to kick-start growth since an initial burst followed the end in late 2022 of stringent Covid measures that …

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