Tech giant Meta reported quarterly profits well above expectations Wednesday, brushing aside market worries that its heavy investments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence would hamper ...

Starbucks' sales are on the upswing again, with the company reporting its first quarterly sales increase in more than a year in the January-March period. But the coffee giant said that its turnaround ...

NEC Corporation has successfully achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication, or free-space optical (FSO) communication, over a distance of more than 10 km. In addition, NEC ...

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 21.7 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday as consumers rushed to buy smartphones under the looming threat ...

France's beloved comic book heroes Asterix and Obelix are set for their latest incarnation in a Netflix mini-series being released Wednesday, hoping to win over new fans, notably in the United States ...

Get out the glitter balls, sew on the sequins and prepare to party: The Eurovision Song Contest approaches. The 69th annual musical extravaganza takes place in Basel, Switzerland in May. It will see ...

Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski came to Formula One like many Americans: “Drive to Survive.” In that popular Netflix series, he saw the potential for a cinematic event, full of immersive thrills, ...

Manners are important in Japan, and while most of the country’s etiquette has its roots in common sense, certain points might not be so intuitive for visitors from other parts of the world. Thankfully ...

With all of the possible upheaval and changes that take place in April, you would think that a month that starts with a week of holidays like May would be a kinder, gentler time. But there is ...

Shimane Prefecture has come up with a catchy slogan to attract visitors: “Good fortune and beautiful skin, from Shimane.” It’s a tagline that promotes some of the best the prefecture has to offer ...

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy. Nguyen Thanh ...

A treaty to protect the high seas will not come to life by the time the U.N. Oceans Conference opens in June, but persistence by member states has nudged the landmark pact towards enactment. Adopted ...