Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced that Abu Dhabi schools are ready for the end of the 2015-2016 year examinations. As many as 64,875 students will sit for their exams, out of whom 14,733 students will sit for Grade 12 Ministry of Education (MoE) curriculum examinations. Grade 12 examinations are scheduled to start on May …

  Tokyo / AFP Japan sidestepped a recession after its economy grew in the first quarter, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, but efforts to cement recovery in the world’s number three economy were gaining little traction. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 percent between January and March — or 1.7 percent at an annualised rate — after a contraction in …

Tokyo / Bloomberg Suzuki Motor Corp. said it used fuel-economy testing methods that weren’t compliant with Japan regulations on about 2.1 million vehicles sold locally. The automaker said it won’t need to revise the ratings, as proper testing showed earlier results were within an acceptable range of deviation. Suzuki used a tunnel to test the fuel efficiency of its vehicles …