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…

Cambodia’s three-day Pchum Ben public holiday had come to an end with about 1.78 million people traveling to different tourist destinations across the kingdom, the Ministry of Tourism said in a report on Friday.

Of the number, 37,091 were foreign vi…

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…

Platinum has become the most traded product through the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV), accounting for 21.5 percent of trading volume in Q3, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.

Soybean products ranked the second with 12.7 percent.

Micro copp…

Henok Amanuel Emiru, a 25-year-old Ethiopian, never anticipated that his first foray into international skills competition would culminate in him securing the top accolade in Africa.

In a grueling test that lasted over 11 hours, Emiru adeptly switch…