CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu on Tuesday added five more products to its growing list of Geographical Indication (GI) registrations. The newly GI recognised items are the Woraiyur cotton sari, Kavindapadi nattu ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sari-sari stores serve as trusted community institutions across the Philippines. They bridge access gaps in underserved areas, offer small-volume purchasing for budget-conscious ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sari-sari stores are increasing their usage of e-wallets to support their operations and cater to customer demand, according to technology startup Packworks. A survey of more ...

Lalitha Krishnan wore a sari on the plane from the south Indian state of Kerala to New York, where she was traveling to look for a job after her Ph.D. Krishnan would go on to do pioneering work ...

The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion. The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York ...

Varanasi, India – Mohammed Ahmad Ansari has spent his entire life in the narrow and congested lanes of Varanasi, a city often described as the spiritual capital of India, and the constituency of ...

If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before ...

RESEARCHERS at Ateneo de Manila University’s Business Insights Laboratory for Development (Build) are developing an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to empower, not displace, ...

In recent days, there has been a stir among the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors over the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) announcement regarding the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) ...

MANILA, Philippines – The government, together with local industry groups, is aiming to boost sales of sari-sari stores in the country to P2.4 trillion by 2030 as part of a strategy to develop the ...

THE value of sari-sari stores in the Philippines could double to P2.4 trillion by 2030, according to the Section G: Job Blueprint for Wholesale & Retail Trade report released by the Department of ...

There are few things certain in life: death, taxes, and… a Pinoy sari-sari store, perhaps? Ever ubiquitous, the sari-sari store has been a staple in practically every community in the Philippines — ...