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ANTWERP, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's women's 3X3 basketball team powered into the last eight at the FIBA World Cup after claiming victories over Lithuania and Germany on Thursday. The FIBA World Cup is Team China's first international tournament after the Tokyo Olympics, where they finished with a bronze medal. Three of the current team's four players - Wang Lili, Zhang Zhiting and Wan Jiyuan played at Tokyo 2020, while Cao Junwei came in as a replacement for Yang Shuyu, who has been capped for the 5X5 national squad. "We haven't played on the international stage for a long time, so it took time for us to adapt ourselves to the intensity and speed of the high-level matches," said captain Zhang. The 26-year-old Zhang bagged game-high nine points to help China defeat Germany 21-10 in their last group match. Debutant Cao contributed six, while Wang and Wan both had three. In earlier action, 29-year-old Wang fired from the outside in the last minute when the score was tied 11-11 to … [Read more...] about China’s women’s team reaches quarterfinals at FIBA 3×3 World Cup

Billie Eilish Seven-time Grammy Award winner Billie Eilish—one of the biggest international pop stars of her generation—will soon make a stop and take the stage in Manila for the first time, as part of the upcoming Asian leg of her ongoing tour, “Happier than Ever.” Produced by Live Nation Philippines, the 20-year-old singer’s concert will be held on Aug. 13 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Tickets will go on sale June 27 at 10 a.m. via SMtickets.com and its outlets. Meanwhile, members of Live Nation Philippines site (Livenation.ph), will have an exclusive online window to buy tickets on June 25 from 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. “Asia! So excited to see you in August,” Billie wrote in an Instagram story. The world tour, which was launched in support of her critically acclaimed sophomore album “Happier than Ever,” kicked off last February and will also make stops in other Asian cities, including Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and Tokyo. 2020 Manila show canceled Billie was … [Read more...] about ‘So excited to see you’: Billie Eilish to serenade PH fans on Aug. 13

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In 2021, Harvard University was the most competitive undergrad school to get into, with only a 3.4% acceptance rate. It was closely followed by fellow Ivy League school, Columbia University, which had a 3.7% acceptance rate. It’s no secret that Ivy League and top universities are extraordinarily difficult to get into, but it may come as a surprise that BS/MD, also known as direct medical programs, are even harder to secure a coveted seat. This past cycle, programs like the Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars program had more than 1600 applicants for just six seats—putting the acceptance rate at less than 1%. Similarly, Case Western Reserve University’s Pre-Professional Scholars Program (PPSP) had an acceptance rate of 1%. Despite these low acceptance rates, high school students are still drawn to BS/MD programs because of the benefits: often, they will secure a spot in the partnered medical school as long as they meet … [Read more...] about BS/MD Admission Insights From The 2020-2021 Cycle

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you’re struggling to figure out who to vote for in the presidential primaries next year, you’re not alone. With so many contenders (at least on the Democratic side), let's look at what plans do the candidates have to keep college costs down. Not every candidate has taken a clear position yet, but we read the tea leaves a little bit on the main Republican and Democratic candidates. This is different from the proposals to tackle the student loan debt crisis, which you can read here: 2020 Presidential Candidates' Proposals On Student Loan Debt . Instead, this article is specific to proposals around lowering the ballooning cost of higher education. Photo Credit: Getty Getty Republican: Donald Trump In general, Republicans don’t believe the government (federal or state) should have much of a role in funding public higher education, and see responsibility for costs as falling entirely on the … [Read more...] about The 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Proposals On Lowering College Costs

- A + A SINGAPORE/TOKYO (June 24): Global stocks and bonds headed for their first weekly gain in a month on Friday (June 24), with growth concerns tempered by hopes that sliding commodity prices can help brake runaway inflation. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.4% on Friday, helped by short sellers bailing out of Alibaba — which rose nearly 7% — amid hints that China's technology crackdown is abating. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.2% for a 2% weekly gain, while S&P 500 futures extended overnight gains by 0.76%. EuroSTOXX 50 futures rose 1% and FTSE futures rose 0.6%. The week has been marked by steep declines for commodities on worries that the world economy is looking shaky and that interest rate hikes will hurt growth — which in turn is also prompting traders to pare back some bets on the size of rate hikes. Copper, a bellwether of economic output with its wide range of industrial and construction uses, is heading for its steepest … [Read more...] about Bruised stocks find support as growth fears dent commodities

Juvic Pagunsan (photo above): One-shot shy of course record —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Juvic Pagunsan lit up the Masters course on Friday, gunning down an eagle and seven birdies on the way to an eight-under-par 64 and a four-stroke lead in individual play after the first round of the Manila Southwoods Pro-Am in Carmona, Cavite. The enigmatic Japan Tour mainstay missed matching the course record set twice during the defunct Resorts World Manila Masters of the Asian Tour after he dropped his only shot on the par-3 fifth hole. His sterling play led his team made up of Senate President Tito Sotto, his brother Maru and Bing Lapus to the low gross lead with a 61. Jonel Ababa, the many-time winner on the Philippine Golf Tour, returned as 68 to be tied with Albin Engino with the trio of Fidel Concepcion, Justin Quiban and Dino Villanueva trailing another shot back. Pagunsan’s eagle came on the layout’s signature hole, the par-4 9th where he holed a wedge from 80 yards, which boosted his team … [Read more...] about Juvic sizzles with 64 for four-shot lead at Southwoods

(Representative image: Reuters) A day after endorsing Ukraine's candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc's leaders turned their attention to the severe economic turbulence looming over the coming months as the full impact of Russia's war sinks in and the threat of recession rises. The EU's 27 leaders gathered in Brussels to grapple with surging inflation, energy shocks, dwindling business and consumer confidence, and growing budget pressures. The leaders also will have to contend with higher borrowing costs as the European Central Bank prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years to counter runaway price increases. ECB President, Christine Lagarde, who plans to raise rates next month and again in September, joined the EU summit to discuss the darkening economic outlook. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said, "We are in a difficult situation, its very important that we have this discussion." The EU has spent the previous decade battling … [Read more...] about EU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia’s war

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Public Investment Bank Bhd said on Friday rubber glove manufacturers' valuations appear attractive following the sharp fall in their share prices as the global Covid-19 situation appears to have come under control as countries reopen their international borders. However, Public Investment research team's key message to investors is "wait for more clarity" from the Malaysian rubber glove sector, which is closely watched as a beneficiary of the Covid-19 outbreak which started in early 2020, as demand for rubber gloves, seen as a crucial piece of personal protective equipment, jumped to curb the global spread of Covid-19. Covid-19-driven demand for gloves is however now seen normalising as global vaccination progress leads to anticipation that the Covid-19 outbreak can be curbed. Such sentiment is already reflected in share prices of major glove manufacturers — Top Glove Corp Bhd, Hartalega Holdings Bhd, Supermax Corp Bhd and Kossan … [Read more...] about Glove stocks’ sharp price fall: Analysts say valuations appear attractive but ‘wait for more clarity’

- A + A TOKYO (June 24): Toyota Motor shares slipped after it recalled some of its first mass-made all-electric cars, launched two months ago, because of a risk of wheels coming loose, a setback to its ambitions to electrify its model range. Toyota, the world's largest automaker by sales, said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 bZ4X sport utility vehicles globally. Subaru Corp, in which Toyota has a nearly 20% stake, also said it was recalling about 2,600 units of the Solterra, a related model. The Solterra, Subaru's first all-electric vehicle, was jointly developed with Toyota and shares major components with the bZ4X. The recall added to problems at Toyota, which has been forced to cut production frequently this year due to the global chip shortage and other supply issues and is facing investor pressure because of its slowness in embracing battery electric vehicles (BEVs). "It's embarrassing," said Christopher Richter, an analyst at CLSA. "People have waited … [Read more...] about Toyota, Subaru shares drop on ’embarrassing’ recalls of first EVs

Akio Toyoda - A + A TOKYO (June 24): Toyota Motor Corp's chief had lobbied the Japanese government to make clear it supported hybrid vehicles as much as battery electrics or face losing the auto industry's support, a senior lawmaker told a ruling party meeting. The lobbying by Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) industry group, comes as the automaker faces increased scrutiny from green investors who said it has been slow to embrace battery-electric vehicles and pressed governments to slow a transition to them. Akira Amari, a former industry minister and a veteran member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), requested changes to the government's annual economic policy road map at a June 3 meeting, saying he spoke with Toyoda a day earlier, according to notes and audio of the meeting reviewed by Reuters. The final version of the document included a reference to "so-called electric-powered … [Read more...] about After pressure from Toyota chief, Japan emphasises support for hybrid vehicles