The Ghana Olympic Committee and Cocoa from Ghana have signed a letter of intent to renew their partnership at a short ceremony in Accra on Thursday, 25th January, 2017. This was the culmination of a...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed U. S. President Donald Trump understood the value of free trade and that he would keep pitching a multinational trade pact that Trump's...
The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U. S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech, undermining optimism over the U.S. economy spurred by his promises of tax...
Hundreds of thousands are gathering for a “Women’s March on Washington”, part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump. The rally is one of more than 600 expected...
Sony Entertainment Chief Executive Michael Lynton will step down to become chairman of the board of messaging app owner Snap Inc, a move that puts an experienced Hollywood executive in a prominent...
Japanese car parts maker Takata has agreed to pay $1bn (£820m) in penalties in the US for concealing dangerous defects in its exploding airbags. The firm also pleaded guilty to a single criminal...
A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at South Korea's deal with Japan over its sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War Two. The 64-year-old man...
Donald Trump has tweeted that Toyota will face hefty tariffs on cars built in Mexico for the US market. The President-elect said the Japanese company would be hit with a "big border tax" if it went...
I am writing you this letter to congratulate you on your historic and epic victory and to thank you for the monumental effort you have put in in order to wrestle the country out of the grips of John...
A short-lived surge in the euro dominated this year's last day of trade in major foreign exchange markets on Friday, with dealers citing a handful of orders as driving the dollar to its lowest since...
The dollar slipped to a two-week low against the yen on Thursday, mirroring a fall in U. S. bond yields as weaker-than-expected economic data weighed on the greenback and waning risk appetite boosted...
Toshiba Corp said it may have to book several billion dollars in charges related to a U. S. nuclear power acquisition, a shock warning that sent its stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindled concerns...
The dollar inched higher against the yen and a handful of other major currencies on Tuesday in trade curtailed by holidays in financial centres in Europe and Asia. Going into the final week of 2017,...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday stopped at several memorials in Hawaii, one day before he will visit the site of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a trip intended to show a strong...
Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Toilets at the airport have been equipped with "toilet paper" that you can use to disinfect your...
Asian shares struggled on Thursday after a lacklustre performance on Wall Street as investors looked to U. S. economic data later in the day for potential catalysts, as markets wind down ahead of the...
The US military will hand over 9,909 acres (4,000 hectares) of Okinawan land to Japan on Thursday in what's been lauded as the largest return of US-occupied land since 1972. But there's a catch. As...
Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled on Wednesday a budget of $16.8 billion for hosting the next Summer Games and vowed to seek further savings in co-operation with the International Olympic Committee...
Asian shares steadied in early trade on Monday after China agreed to return a U. S. drone it had seized, easing worries about rising diplomatic tensions between the world's two biggest economic...
They're the islands where World War II never ended and now they're the focal point of a rare meeting between the leaders of Japan and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to...
