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Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge

When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday this summer, she did not hold back. The 47-year-old spent freely as they explored the affluent neighbourhood near the Tokyo Tower and the tea-producing city of Shizuoka, splashing out on sushi lunches, barbecue dinners and dolls modelled on iconic Studio Ghibli anime characters. Japanese food and merchandise are different, higher quality like if you buy clothing its more.

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Sustainability: Discovering a path to the future

​ MANILA, Philippines – Sustainability may be the guiding light of many of today’s businesses and enterprises, but for Discovery Primea, it is also shining the way to the future. ​David Pardo Ayala, general manager of the luxury Makati hotel, says while sustainability is being increasingly accepted by many people, younger individuals expect—even demand—it from

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Ledger of truth

MANILA, Philippines – Every year, all eyes and ears are on the national budget. Understandably and rightfully so, as the passage of the national budget commands headlines and debates. It is the single most important document that determines where government resources will flow. In 2025, the enacted national budget amounts to P6.3 trillion, with substantial