2nd National ICT Summit to be held in Clark on Nov. 5-7
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Sept. 22 — Stakeholders in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry will converge in the 2nd National Information and Communication Technology Summit in November here.
Pangasinan State University to put up ninth campus
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
By Leonardo V. Micua
ALAMINOS CITY, Sept. 22 — The Pangasinan State University (PSU) is set to establish its campus here, its ninth all over Pangasinan.
Mindanao to supply Metro Manila markets with hogs
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
By Digna D. Banzon
DAVAO CITY, Sept. 22 — Hog producers in Mindanao committed themselves to send supply to Metro Manila to fill in the perceived shortage of pork meat in the area.
Troops place Sulu vital installations under heavy guard
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 22 –The government authorities have strengthened the security measures on vital installations as well as other areas to prevent violence from breaking out of control in the province of Sulu, a top military official disclosed Tuesday.
Incessant rains displace 144 families in Zambo City
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
By Teofilo P. Garcia
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 22 –Incessant rains and strong winds in this city spawned by low pressure area from Sunday until Monday wrecked 93 houses in five barangays and consequently displaced 144 families.
Animal quarantine service to develop type-A flu vaccine for pigs
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, Sept. 22 — South Korea's state animal quarantine service said Tuesday it plans to develop a type-A influenza vaccine for pigs to protect local livestock from the fast-spreading disease.
HK to procure electric vehicles to combat pollution
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
HONG KONG, Sept 22 — The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will procure the first batch of 10 Mitsubishi electric vehicles, the iMiEV, later this year to help combat air pollution, the top environment official said here Monday.
Australia's researchers join forces for nuclear power
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
CANBERRA, Sept. 22 — Australia's nuclear science center and a major university have joined forces to develop nuclear power that produces no radioactive waste, the Australian Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
N. Korean corn crop to fall by 40 percent: agronomist
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
SEOUL, Sept. 22 — North Korea's corn yield this year is expected to fall by 40 percent due to a fertilizer shortage and bad weather, the head of a Seoul-based aid group said Tuesday after a survey in the North.
N. Korea sends military delegation to China amid signs of thaw in nuclear talks
September 22, 2009 10:17 am· Comments Off
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Sept. 22 — North Korea said it sent a military delegation led by a confidant of leader Kim Jong-il to China on Tuesday, signaling a widening thaw in talks over its nuclear arms programs.