AP On a recent muggy afternoon in Tokyo, 21-year old Shintaro Naganuma joined several hundred customers browsing CDs at the eight-story downtown outpost of music retail chain Tsutaya. Having discovered a couple of new rock artists on YouTube, the third-year university student hit Tsutaya Co.’s flagship store in trendy Shibuya to look up their albums. That process encapsulates the …

  OTTAWA / WAM The UAE and Canada have restated their willingness to harness promising economic, trade, business and investment opportunities to raise their bilateral co-operation to new heights. The pledge for greater cooperation came at the conclusion of the first meeting of UAE-Canada Joint Economic Committee meetings, held in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. The two countries explored opportunities for …

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy, and sustainable technologies, on Sunday announced that more than 500 stakeholders from the academia, industry and government will be gathering to network and exchange information at the 22nd Solar Power And Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES) Conference, taking place …