realme C53 arrives June 22Launching publicly via Facebook, TikTok and YouTube simultaneous livestream on June 22 at 6 p.m., the realme C53 is positioned as a stylish, segment-leading device for the young. Get to know more about the Champion looks of realme’s latest C-Series model, launching via Facebook, TikTok and YouTube on June 22 at 6 p.m.MANILA, Philippines — realme Philippines confirms the arrival of its latest Champion in the budget segment, the all-new realme C53. Here are three things to get you hyped up for the upcoming realme C53! It will be realme’s thinnest phone to dateAt only 7.49mm thin, the realme C53 will be realme’s thinnest phone to date. It comes in two gorgeous colorsLastly, the realme C53 will have two colorways: Champion Gold and Mighty Black.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will continue to head the Department of Agriculture (DA) until "systems are all in place" to ensure the country's food security. The President, who is concurrently the Agriculture secretary, and the ambassador were joined by some members of the Cabinet and local officials. Six trading centers reported a decline in prices of red onion ranging from P2 to P35. Brown sugar was selling between 25 centavos and P6.13 in six trading centers, with Cebu City having the biggest increase. Cooking oil went down by 37 centavos to P27.50 in six trading centers with the biggest decline posted in Digos City.

Ben Stokes, left, insists England won't curb their aggression while Steve Smith is interested to see how home batsmen perform against Australia's attack. REUTERS Previous NextEnglish cricket's "Bazball" revolution is about to get its ultimate test, as the Ashes - the most famous Test cricket series of them all - starts today with the promise that the five matches between England and Australia could be among the wildest since the first one was played in 1882. Under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, England have gone all-out in attack and won 12 of their last 17 Tests. In Australia, they are taking on just that: the newly crowned world Test champions. And the message from the Australians, who beat India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Sunday?

SING TAO Previous NextHong Kong's interbank rates rose above 4 percent as the US Federal Reserve warned there would be another two hikes in interest rates this year. Interbank borrowing costs have been rising due to seasonal demand as the half-year point nears, and yesterday saw the overnight Hong Kong interbank offered rate - Hibor - climb to a three-week high of 4.25 percent. Hong Kong's monetary policy moves in lockstep with the Fed as its currency is pegged to the greenback. But experts warn there may a further rise in prime rates. This came as the European Central Bank increased interest rates by another quarter-point to 3.5 percent yesterday, the highest in 22 years, and signaled more hikes.

Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping at Microsoft's main campus in Washington in September 2015. REUTERSBill Gates, Microsoft's co-founder, is set to meet President Xi Jinping today during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The last reported meeting between Xi and Gates was in 2015, when they met on the sidelines of the Boao forum in Hainan province. In early 2020, Xi wrote a letter to Gates thanking him, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for pledging assistance to China, including US$5 million (HK$39.13 million) for the country's fight against Covid. The meeting would mark the end of a long hiatus by Xi in recent years from meeting foreign private entrepreneurs and business leaders, since the pandemic.

Such perhaps is the case of BRICS, where many have asked about its impact on our lives. This being the case, BRICS countries are all large with fast developing economies and, not to mention, a growing middle class with a continuously increasing need for natural resources. Interestingly enough, in recent times, the BRICS countries have indeed become even more influential in terms of global affairs by, for instance, establishing their own development bank (New Development Bank) as an alternative to the World Bank and the IMF (International Monetary Fund), as well as forming the BRICS PLUS which includes other emerging economies such as Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey. The BRICS is a reflection of the change in the global scale of power that veers away from traditional western powers towards emerging economies. If we talk about leveraging, the BRICS countries seem to be doing just that and some, if not many, may wonder where the Philippines can see itself in terms of the BRICS.

SOUTH Korean superstar Song Joong-ki announced on Wednesday that his British wife Katy Louise Saunders has given birth to a baby boy — their first child — in Italy. "Song Joong Ki became the father of a baby boy in Italy," read a statement released to the media by the actor's agency, High Zium Studio, on Wednesday. Song Joong-ki Song Joong-kiThe "Descendants of the Sun" and "Vincenzo" actor also shared the joyful news in a letter posted on his fan cafe. Both the baby and his mother are in very good health. Earlier this year, Song confirmed that he and Saunders had registered their marriage and that they were expecting a baby.

LeCun spoke as Meta announced image-based Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture, or JEPA. That seeks to move beyond ChatGPT-like generative AI and gives machines the ability to conceptualize abstract ideas and not just regurgitate what exists online. "We will abandon them in favor of joint embedding predictive architecture. LeCun has been a critic of the hype around generative AI models that power ChatGPT. He believes fears about generative AI grossly inflate its capabilities.

The Indian government has put forward a new proposal that mandates Chinese smartphone manufacturers like Xiaomi (1810), OPPO, and Vivo to appoint local individuals as chief officers, according to local media. China-based companies such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and others have been requested to include Indian equity partners and appoint Indian individuals in key positions, as discussed during a meeting between company executives and Indian government representatives, sources told The Economic Times. The news followed a report that India's Enforcement Directorate has issued notices to Xiaomi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC (0005) and Citigroup over alleged illegal remittances to the tune of 55.51 billion rupees (HK$5.29 billion) made by the smartphone giant to foreign entities. The funds have been frozen since last year. Xiaomi's shares dipped 0.73 percent to HK$10.86 yesterday.

BBM the BoldPresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. has a bold foreign policy. Both strategic powers are friends of the Philippines but BBM manages to keep China at bay without losing the latter’s economic support, cultural ties and friendship. We will aim to feed the hungry, free the bound and banish poverty,” said President Marcos Jr. last June 12 at the Luneta. BBM aims to halve poverty incidence to 9 percent by the end of its term in June 2028. China has $3.4 trillion reserves, South Korea $423 billion, Singapore $289 billion, Thailand $225 billion, Indonesia $140 billion, Malaysia $114 billion and the Philippines, $101 billion.

June 28 declared holiday for Eid’l AdhaMuslims converge on July 9, 2022 at the grounds of the Bangsamoro regional capitol in Cotabato City for the traditional Eid’l Adha congregational worship rites. MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has declared June 28, a Wednesday, a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice. The proclamation also cited Republic Act 9849, declaring the 10th day of Zhul Hijjah, which is the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, a national holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha, with a movable date. Following the 1444 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that June 28 be a national holiday, the proclamation said. Eid’l Adha marks the end of Hajj, a five-day hajj or pilgrimage at Min?, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca, but is celebrated by Muslims throughout the world.

CULINARY school CCA Manila announces the launch of its groundbreaking course, Fundamentals in Filipino Cuisine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOSRecognizing the need to promote and protect Filipino culinary heritage, the Special Committee on Creative Industries and Performing Arts (SCCIPA) of the Lower House of Representatives called for the worldwide promotion of Filipino cuisine in 2020. In response to the growing demand for professional Filipino culinary arts education, CCA Manila took the initiative to develop the Fundamentals in Filipino Cuisine Course. At the time, there were no culinary schools in the Philippines offering specialized training in Filipino culinary arts. By offering this course, we take pride in our leadership in owning the narrative of Filipino culinary education," CCA Manila program manager chef Kerwin Funtanilla said.

Eduard Bañez finds fulfillment in teaching physical education and sports to children ages 13 to 15. I applied online through the teachers' union; I primarily teach health and physical education in the field and it's very interesting. http://Eduard Bañez finds fulfillment in teaching physical education and sports to children ages 13 to 15. I solely teach physical education [for children ages 13 to 15). Who is Eduard Bañez in the classroom/field versus Eduard Bañez the celebrity?

A former policewoman was on Wednesday sentenced to three months in prison plus one year of probation after she was found guilty of stealing a hat worth over HK$5,600 in a Tsim Sha Tsui boutique. She was previously convicted on one count of theft after stealing a black hat worth HK$5,670 in a boutique TWIST on the UG floor in iSQUARE in Tsim Sha Tsui on May 21, 2022. Passing sentence, magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong said he did not accept the defendant's explanation of her committing the crime under the influence of prescription drugs. He said surveillance footage had seen no abnormality from the defendant and that her actions were premeditated to a certain extent. Lau served the police force for over 30 years and was suspended from duty following her arrest.

Vehicle sales zoom 31.5% in 5 monthsMotorists experience heavy traffic along EDSA in Cubao, Quezon City on April 4, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — Vehicle sales in the country remained on the uptrend in the five months of the year, growing by 31.5 percent. In May alone, vehicle sales increased by 44.8 percent to 38,177 units from 26,370 units in the same period last year. Sales growth in the first five months of the year was led by passenger cars, which grew by 32.7 percent to 41,862 units. In 2022, vehicle sales grew 31.3 percent to 352,596 units.