But with 770,000 people and projected to drop by 10 per cent by 2040, the city is experiencing a population crisis. Mayor Yusuke Nakano says he has prioritized reversing such decline, sounding a ...

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Japanese companies to invest in Ghana, saying the country is open for business and offers a strategic gateway to West Africa and the African continent.He made ...

There are early signs that some Asian countries are stepping up their imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of ...

Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya’s largest referral facility, is set to launch a new training programme in collaboration with a Japanese organisation, Africa Health Dynamics Limited.This initiative, ...

Asian shares are mostly higher after a mixed finish on Wall Street, where shares in Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an "economic zone" encompassing the Indian Ocean region and Africa during a major aid conference for African nations on Wednesday, seeking to tap into ...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has mocked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying its incompetence has ...

In early June, Sotheby’s announced that Jane Birkin’s ‘The Original Birkin’ handbag would be auctioned off as part of their Paris Fashion Icons sale on July 10 in Paris. It was designed in 1984 after ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, including one on the treatment of Korean women ...

Global shares were mostly lower on Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by technology shares including Nvidia and ...

SEOUL—The South Korean government has reportedly selected seasoned diplomats Lee Hyuk and Kang Kyung-wha as the country’s ...