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Eighth Term Legislative Council First Meeting - Hong Kong

This photo shows a scene at the first meeting of the eighth-term Legislative Council in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 14, 2026. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong pledges all-out efforts in fire aftermath, mulls reform to strengthen building safety" Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eighth Term Legislative Council First Meeting - Hong Kong

John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), attends the first meeting of the eighth-term Legislative Council in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 14, 2026. TO GO WITH "Hong Kong pledges all-out efforts in fire aftermath, mulls reform to strengthen building safety" Photo by Chen Duo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba mulls running in LDP leadership race

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba (C) meets the press in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 28, 2024. The former defense minister is preparing to run in the presidential election of the ruling LDP in September, according to sources close to him.

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Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba mulls running in LDP leadership race

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba (C) meets the press in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 28, 2024. The former defense minister is preparing to run in the presidential election of the ruling LDP in September, according to sources close to him.

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Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba mulls running in LDP leadership race

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba gives a lecture at a hotel in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 28, 2024. The former defense minister is preparing to run in the presidential election of the ruling LDP in September, according to sources close to him.

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Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba mulls running in LDP leadership race

Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba gives a lecture at a hotel in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 28, 2024. The former defense minister is preparing to run in the presidential election of the ruling LDP in September, according to sources close to him.

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Ghana mulls listing cocoa on national commodities exchange to increase value

STORY: Ghana mulls listing cocoa on national commodities exchange to increase value SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Black Star Square 2. various of cocoa farm 3. various of symposium in Accra 4. SOUNDBITE (English): SETUTSI IVOWI, Chief executive officer of GCX 5. various of cocoa farm 6. various of Ghana Commodity Exchange STORYLINE: Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, plans to list cocoa on the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) to boost the value of the product and drive up prices, an official has said. Setutsi Ivowi, chief executive officer of the GCX, said during a one-day symposium Wednesday in the capital of Accra that cocoa, the country's leading export cash crop, would be listed on the exchange to deepen the confidence of traders and stakeholders. SOUNDBITE (English): SETUTSI IVOWI, Chief executive officer of GCX "We have a national commodity exchange, and cocoa is one of our national pr

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ZIMBABWE-BUHERA-CLIMATE CHANGE-AGRICULTURE

(240318) -- BUHERA, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man carries a food relief package in Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. TO GO WITH "Zimbabwe mulls climate-resilient farming polices for subsistence farmers" (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Spanish energy expert mulls future of H2Med green hydrogen project

STORY: Spanish energy expert mulls future of H2Med green hydrogen project DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): ALBERT BANAL-ESTANOL, Associate professor at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University STORYLINE: Germany's decision to join Spain, France and Portugal in the H2Med project means that the plan, which foresees the construction of an underwater pipeline to carry green hydrogen between Barcelona in

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Rakuten mulls new cell phone venture: sources

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken in Tokyo in December 2016 shows a Rakuten store selling low-priced mobile phones. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is considering entering the domestic mobile telecommunications market, taking on an industry currently dominated by NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., sources familiar with the matter said on Dec. 14, 2017.

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S. Korea mulls relocation of girl statue symbolizing comfort women

SEOUL, Dec. 26 Kyodo - File photo taken December 2011 shows a statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. It was reported on Dec. 26, 2015, South Korea is considering relocating it if Tokyo offers conditions acceptable to Seoul in talks to settle the long-standing row.

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Taiwan President Ma mulls visit to Spratly Islands

TAIPEI, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Photo taken in April 2015 shows Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Taipei. He is believed to be considering visiting Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island among the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea around Dec. 12 to attend a ceremony marking the completion of a wharf.

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu mulls buying rival Showa Shell

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo taken Dec. 20, 2014, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the signboards of gas stations affiliated with Idemitsu Kosan Co. (R) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., respectively. Idemitsu, Japan's second-largest oil distributor, is considering acquiring fifth-ranked Showa Shell through a tender offer, sources familiar with the move said the same day.

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu mulls buying rival Showa Shell

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2014, shows the building housing the headquarters of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Japan's second-largest oil distributor, in Tokyo's Marunouchi district. Idemitsu is considering acquiring fifth-ranked Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. through a tender offer, sources familiar with the move said the same day.

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu mulls buying rival Showa Shell

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the building housing the headquarters of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Japan's fifth-ranked oil distributor, in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Idemitsu Kosan Co., the country's second-largest oil distributor, is considering acquiring Showa Shell through a tender offer, sources familiar with the move said Dec. 20, 2014.

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U.S. teen mulls gun safety at school of slain Japanese

NAGOYA, Japan - Californian student Betty Pan (R) engages in a discussion on "guns and safety" in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, with students at Asahigaoka High School, the alma mater of Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori who was shot dead in Louisiana in 1992. Pan is studying in Japan supported by the Yoshi Foundation set up in memory of the slain student. On the left is Hattori's mother Mieko.

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Operator of SNS schoolteacher site mulls smartphone apps

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Asatani (R), CEO of social networking site operator Loupe Inc., discusses the development of smartphone apps with his staff in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, as the firm's new site for schoolteachers allows them to help one another in a gamut of school education fields.

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Univ. mulls not rehiring ex-reporter amid threats over sex slave issue

SAPPORO, Japan - Shinichi Tamura, president of Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, tells a press conference in Sapporo on Oct. 31, 2014, he is considering not renewing the contract of a part-time lecturer for the school year starting April, following threats to the university due to the lecturer's involvement in controversial reporting on the issue of wartime sex slavery. The school said in a statement it has "not made a final decision" but stressed that it regards "protecting the safety of the students as a top priority."

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G-20 mulls fiscal steps to underpin growth

CAIRNS, Australia - Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso meets with reporters on Sept. 20, 2014, in Cairns, Australia, where he attended the meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies. They discussed whether they can launch fiscal measures to underpin the global economy amid increasing concerns over an economic slowdown.

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USJ mulls relisting on TSE in FY 2015

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2014 shows the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka City. USJ Co., which operates the theme park with attractions based on popular Hollywood movies in the western Japan prefecture, is considering relisting on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the next financial year starting April 2015, sources close to the matter said on July 9, 2014.

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USJ mulls relisting on TSE in FY 2015

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2014 shows the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka City. At top is a new area with attractions reproducing the world of the Harry Potter stories. USJ Co., which operates the theme park with attractions based on popular Hollywood movies in the western Japan prefecture, is considering relisting on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the next financial year starting April 2015, sources close to the matter said on July 9, 2014.

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Japan mulls introduction of amphibious assault ships

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (far R) is pictured on USS Makin Island, an amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, at a Navy facility in San Diego, on July 7, 2014.

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Japan mulls introduction of amphibious assault ships

SAN DIEGO, United States - Photo shows USS Makin Island, an amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, at a Navy facility in San Diego, on July 7, 2014.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coats (L) and Yoshiro Mori, chief of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shake hands following a press conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014. Coates and other members of the commission were visiting Tokyo for the first time since the Japanese capital won the right to host the Summer Games.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - IOC Vice President John Coates speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014, after the first coordination commission meeting for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Coates stressed the importance of making improvements, if any, to the venue plans at an early stage.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coats (L) and Yoshiro Mori, chief of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014. Coates and other members of the commission were visiting Tokyo for the first time since the Japanese capital won the right to host the Summer Games.

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2021 World Masters prep committee mulls Asian prelude

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (R), chairman of the preparatory committee for the 2021 World Masters Games to be held in western Japan's Kansai region, speaks during the committee's meeting on March 25, 2014, in Osaka. Ido proposed considering an Asian regional version of the games as a prelude.

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Sharp mulls plant spinoff

TOKYO, Japan - A February 2009 file photo shows Sharp Corp.'s plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, that produces liquid crystal display panels for smartphones. Sources said on Aug. 17, 2012, that the struggling electronics manufacturer is considering a spinoff of the plant.

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Japan mulls taking isle dispute with S. Korea to ICJ

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto enters the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2012, to brief Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Gemba said after the briefing that Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.

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Japan mulls taking isle dispute with S. Korea to ICJ

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2012, after he was briefed by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto on South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Gemba said Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.

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Japan mulls taking isle dispute with S. Korea to ICJ

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2012, after he was briefed by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto on South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Gemba said Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.

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Sharp mulls substantial job cuts

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka. The consumer electronics maker is considering chopping some 3,000 jobs, or 15 percent of its parent-basis workforce, through early retirements and natural reductions mainly in Japan to turn its deteriorating business around, sources close to the plan said on July 26.

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U.S. mulls adding eel to list of endangered species

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a cook broiling skewered eel slices at a restaurant in Tokyo in July 2011. According to the April 11, 2012, federal register, the U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.

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Noda mulls Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda enters his office in Tokyo on May 31, 2012. Noda has begun considering reshuffling his Cabinet in a bid to secure the support of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party in passing sales tax hike legislation, political sources said the same day.

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Panasonic mulls cutting half of 7,000 HQ personnel

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic is considering cutting 3,000 to 4,000 of the 7,000 personnel who work at its headquarters within the current financial year through internal transfers and early retirement, in an effort to reduce costs and streamline the organization, sources familiar with the matter said May 29, 2012.

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Electronics mulls shedding up to 14,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2012, shows a building housing the head office of Renesas Electronics Corp. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The struggling major semiconductor maker is reportedly considering slashing up to around 14,000 jobs, or around 30 percent of its entire workforce, while it is in talks to sell a factory in Japan to a Taiwanese company.

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PM Kan mulls resigning in July

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan is pictured at his office in Tokyo on June 20, 2011, as he heads for a meeting with executives of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan at his official residence. Kan could step down in July in exchange for obtaining opposition cooperation to pass a new extra budget and a bill needed for the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011, DPJ lawmakers said the same day.

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Watami chairman mulls Tokyo gubernatorial race run

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Miki Watanabe, chairman of restaurant chain operator Watami Co., who was reported on Feb. 8, 2011 to be mulling running in the Tokyo gubernatorial race in April. Watanabe has reportedly asked for support from Your Party.

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TBS mulls selling BayStars

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars President Takao Kaji tells reporters in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2010, that he has not been informed of a possible sale of the baseball team. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is reportedly considering selling the professional baseball club due to the severe business environment.

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TBS mulls selling BayStars

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars President Takao Kaji tells reporters in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2010, that he has not been informed of a possible sale of the baseball team. Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. is reportedly considering selling the professional baseball club due to the severe business environment.

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Toyota mulls recall of flagship Lexus sedan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s top-of-the-line LS460 sedan of the flagship Lexus series. Toyota reportedly was considering a recall of it due to apparent engine trouble on July 1, 2010.

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Nissan mulls acquiring Ssangyong to boost capacity in S. Korea

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Yokohama on June 23, 2010, after the company's annual shareholders meeting. Ghosn said Nissan and its partner Renault SA of France are discussing acquiring South Korean carmaker Ssangyong Motor Co. to expand their group's production capacity in South Korea.

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Nissan mulls acquiring Ssangyong to boost capacity in S. Korea

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Yokohama on June 23, 2010, after the company's annual shareholders meeting. Ghosn said Nissan and its partner Renault SA of France are discussing acquiring South Korean carmaker Ssangyong Motor Co. to expand their group's production capacity in South Korea.

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Kan mulls dispatching more SDF over foot-and-mouth

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (standing) addresses a meeting of a government task force on foot-and-mouth disease at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 14, 2010. Kan said he is considering dispatching additional Self-Defense Forces and police personnel to contain the spread of the disease among livestock in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Kan mulls dispatching more SDF over foot-and-mouth

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses a meeting of a government task force on foot-and-mouth disease at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 14, 2010. Kan said he is considering dispatching additional Self-Defense Forces and police personnel to contain the spread of the disease among livestock in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Top gov't spokesman to visit U.S. bases in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. He said that he will make a three-day visit to Okinawa from Jan. 8 to inspect the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station and its proposed relocation site as Tokyo mulls the thorny issue.

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U.S. mulls proposing total ban on trade in bluefin tuna

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2009 shows bluefin tuna being unloaded at Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture. The United States is considering proposing a total ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, one of the most popular ingredients in Japanese sushi, sources familiar with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) said Aug. 7.