by Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing is planning to build a 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) artificial intelligence development park in the city’s west, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as China pushes ahead to fulfill its ambition to become a world leader in AI by 2025.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Jan 3, 2017 The year has passed but more than P72 billion worth of investments to develop new economic zones still could not begin construction, a delay caused by the slow approval process in Malacañang.

MANILA, Jan. 3 – With its 24/7 hotline service, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was able to address close to 127,000 labor and employment-related concerns.

Op-Ed / Opinion, Jan 3, 2018 A knitting factory in Bangladesh brings together the past, present, and future. On one floor, workers knit by hand. On another, people and machines do the work together. And on a third floor, there are only robots.

By: Julius N. Leonen, INQUIRER.net, Jan 02, 2018 A Filipina smiles as she displays a Philippine flag during an event at the Luneta Grandstand. AFP file photo Despite disasters, calamities and conflict, the Philippines ranked third among the happiest countries of the world, according to a global polling body.

By Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Jan 2, 2017 Russia remains a closed market for Filipino household service workers (HSW) for now, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

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by ALLAN NAWAL, Inquirer, Jan 2, 2018 DAVAO CITY — One of the city fire officials sacked in the wake of the fire at NCCC Mall that killed 38 people did not question the order relieving her of her duty but said she was not among those who approved the mall’s fire safety compliance certificate…

BY ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, Jan 2, 2018 A RISING threat faced by our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) abroad does not stem from their employer or jobsite but rather, from human trafficking syndicates targeting our expatriate workers overseas.

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Country hosts 7 of 50 biggest projects globally By: Ronnel W. Domingo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 02, 2018 The Philippines ranked No. 1 among developing countries in Asia in terms of the use of solar photovoltaic systems for electricity generation, according to a Dutch consultancy firm.

by ABS-CBN News, Jan 02 2018 MANILA – The government agency that oversees special economic zones said on Tuesday it has ordered the suspension of the call center that figured in last month’s deadly fire in Davao City.

BY TOPTEN.PH Accidents do happen, and in the Philippines – they can be very fatal. Here is a list of top 10 accidents that end up killing many of our kababayans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42493529 The government must intervene to stop automation driving up wage inequality, a think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research said robots would not necessarily be bad for the economy.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) failed to reach its ambitious target in investment pledges for this year despite reporting a single-digit growth from 2016, data showed.

by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 A 20-percent increase in stock transaction tax (STT) takes effect at the Philippine Stock Exchange today in line with the recently-enacted Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.

By Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), Dec 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker died after allegedly falling from the seventh floor of the PBCom tower in Barangay Bel-Air in Makati yesterday morning.

by ABS-CBN News, Dec 28 2017 (UPDATED) Patay ang isang tubero matupos malunod sa isang underground water tank sa isang commercial building sa Makati City.

By: Allan Nawal, Frinston Lim, Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 28, 2017 DAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday declared NCCC Mall “fire safety compliant” as the death toll from the blaze that tore through the building on Saturday rose to 38 after the body of a mall security officer…

by K. V. TURLEY, Dec 28, 2017 In 2017 the following quotation was reported: What is going to be created will effectively be a god. It’s not a god in the sense that it makes lightning or causes hurricanes. But if there is something a billion times smarter than the smartest human, what else are…

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), Dec 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — An inclusive economy with a thriving middle class is the vision of the Duterte administration for the Philippines. To achieve this goal, President Duterte has launched a massive infrastructure program to spur economic growth and address the country’s needs.

by Rodirey Salas, ABS-CBN News, Dec 28, 2017 Dead on the spot ang hindi pa nakikilalang driver at sugatan naman ang kanyang pahinante nang madisgrasya ang sinasakyan nilang 10-wheeler cargo truck, Huwebes ng madaling araw sa Davao City.

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by Reuters, Dec 27 2017 For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life – and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel.

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Humans will work increasingly closely with machines, and we need to prepare people for that, write Terence Tse, Mark Esposito and Danny Goh Artificial intelligence (AI) has been developing at a frightening pace. It is debatable to what extent it has improved our lives – being able to use geolocation and search for the best…

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