Retail sales in Singapore rose 0.6 percent year-on-year in August, following the 1 percent growth in July, the Department of Statistics said Friday.

Motor vehicle sales grew 17 percent in August from a year earlier. Excluding motor vehicles, retail …

Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the African Union Chief Mediator on Sudan, has enumerated factors fueling insecurity in the Sahel region, including weak governance and corruption.

Chambas, a guest lecturer at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Inaugural Annua…

Striker Gianluca Lapadula has been omitted from Peru’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil due to injury, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said on Thursday.

The 34-year-old has been sidelined since he suffered an abdomina…

Vietnam exported 7.16 billion U.S. dollars worth of fishery products from January to September, up 8.5 percent year on year, local media cited the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Shrimp reported the highest export value with …

A black indie film festival debuted on Thursday night in Houston, the fourth largest U.S. city rich in diversity, with an aim to gain global attention and connect people worldwide.

About 20 films from the United States, France and a number of Africa…

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development on Thursday inaugurated the Oniipa Town Council office building constructed at a cost of N . dollars 19 million . Speaking at the inauguration ceremony , Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni …

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday as surging oil prices boosted energy-related issues, but gains were limited amid caution before the release of U.S. employment data later in the day.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Sto…

Hong Kong stock market rallied on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 2.82 percent to close at 22,736.87 points, the highest in two and a half years.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index hiked 3.06 percent to end at 8,156.5 points, and the…