The head of influential J-pop talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. stepped down after investigators said the family-held firm turned a blind eye to decades of sexual abuse by its late founder.
Giorgia Meloni’s government is confronting drastically worsening budget figures, adding pressure to her options on how to bolster finances.
The rally in Indian equities that has swelled the market’s total valuation by $775 billion in a little more than five months has been accompanied by a notable shift in investor preference to smaller stocks.
Gabon’s military government freed President Ali Bongo from house arrest, a week after overthrowing him in a bloodless coup.
Societe Generale SA has switched its Asia chip stock preference to South Korea over Taiwan, saying the likes of Samsung Electronics Co. are better geared to profit from the end of the semiconductor downcycle.
Raymond Ackerman, who built Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. up from scratch into one of South Africa’s biggest supermarket chains and spent 43 years with the company before retiring in 2010, has died. He was 92.
Group of 20 nations agreed to grant the African Union permanent membership status, according to people familiar with the matter, who said that leaders are expected to announce the decision during a summit in India this weekend.
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is making new progress on plans to export clean energy from Australia to Singapore through a 4,200-kilometer (2,610-mile) submarine cable after taking control of the stalled project.
(Bloomberg) — China’s trade slump eased in August, adding to early signals the worst may be over for some parts of the world’s second-largest economy as it tries to regain momentum.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants rich nations to take a more constructive attitude on helping developing countries battling with climate change, saying it must come with action on financing and technology transfers.
