Petrol retailers urged to cut prices in line with falling oil costs

The government has urged petrol retailers to cut prices to bring them in line with plunging oil costs.

Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors

TOKYO: Japan moved a step closer to restarting nuclear reactors Monday as four utility companies applied for safety inspections of 10 idled plants, the clearest sign of a return to atomic energy nearly two and a half years after the Fukushima disaster.