WASHINGTON, July 18 (Kyodo) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned of a further slowdown in the global economy amid growing inflationary pressure and slowing demand in developed coun

BEIJING, July 17 (Kyodo) - China's economic growth slowed slightly in the second quarter, according to government figures released Thursday, partly due to a fall in demand for its exports, particul

TOKYO, July 18 (Kyodo) - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said Thursday it is unlikely that Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of a reg

SYDNEY, July 17 (Kyodo) - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday used the fourth day of his weeklong visit to Australia to highlight the deterioration of the natural environment, urging people to ''exercis

BEIJING, July 18 (Kyodo) - Chinese public security authorities have asked Japan to provide information on Japan-based members of the Falun Gong, a spiritual group banned in China, ahead of the Bei

TOKYO, July 18 Kyodo - Japan will try to act as a bridge between developed and developing countries when ministers from about 30 major trading powers fly into Geneva this weekend in the hope of ach

TAIPEI, July 18 (Kyodo) - A top U.S.

SEGAMBUT, Malaysia, July 18 (Kyodo) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was released on bail Thursday

TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - The Central Union of Agricultural Unions, the umbrella body of Japanese agricultural cooperatives, adopted a resolution on Wednesday opposing a proposal by the chairman of fa

NAGOYA, July 17 Kyodo - A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, on the Tomei Expressway after hijacking a Tokyo-bound intercity bus from Nagoya for more than an hour Wednesday