TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group has invested in U.S.-based Zap Energy, becoming the first Japanese bank to take a stake in an overseas company pursuing a commercial breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

Syphilis is caused by infection by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum. It is mainly transmitted through direct contact of mucous membranes and skin during sexual intercourse.

TOKYO -- Luxury cruises are no longer just for the retired superrich. The announcement by the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan has agreed on Sunday to study cooperating with South Korea and Italy on procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the world's second-biggest LNG importer after ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback ...

HONG KONG -- In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet for a summit in Laos, China's stock markets reopen after ...

To his followers, Sui Guangyi was a visionary who made his investment decisions based on the principles of Taoism, Zen Buddhism and the I Ching. For more than a decade, they poured their savings into ...

VIENTIANE -- A business venture to roast coffee using clean hydrogen is underway in Laos, where abundant water resource can generate hydroelectricity at low costs. TSB Greenex, the Tokyo-based ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's economy expanded 7.4% in the third quarter, state data showed on Sunday, exceeding the 6.93% ...

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.4% year-on-year in the third quarter on the back of strong ...