The Rise of the Robots in Asia

Authorities say at least five people are dead after a crane collapsed and fell onto a construction site in Geoje, South Korea.

Robotics is the Future of Technology- Silas Adekunle

Origami robot devices combined in modular systems at Switzerland's EPFL could vastly increase the number of tasks undertaken by robots.

A team of Afghan girls compete in a Washington, D.C. robotics competition after American officials agreed to allow them to enter the country despite initially denying them visas.

U.S. law enforcement authorities are seeking six teenagers from Burundi who went missing after an academic robotics competition in Washington, D.C. Two of them were spotted crossing the border into Canada.

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (NEITI) on Thursday said it has commenced assessment of the losses the country incurred from the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the oil sector.

- Bloomberg caught up with Mr. Moneyball, Billy Beane. He is the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s, and of course, was the subject of the movie starring Brad Pitt, as well as the bestseller “Moneyball,” by Michael Lewis.

Soft Robotics Inc. makes pliable grippers that can grasp raw meat, a square box and a variety of baked goods.

Sylvia Jablonski, managing director of capital markets at Direxion, talks about U.S. technology stocks, the geopolitical uncertainties, and gold. She speaks with Kathleen Hays and Paul Allen on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."

As slated kick-off date for the AfCFTA draws closer, Nigeria’s Trade, Industry and Investment Minister, Niyi Adebayo says the country’s National Action Committee will not recommend ratification unless they are certain the trade policy will not hurt local industries. In an exclusive interview with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole, the Minister also spoke about Nigeria’s industrial policy, and the upcoming UK-Nigeria Forum.

Teenage girls in Kano, a socially conservative Muslim city in northern Nigeria, are learning robotics, computing and other STEM subjects in an innovative project to "open their minds". In a part of the world where many girls are expected to marry young and their education is not prioritised, these girls are being supported in their endeavour to develop skills and independent thinking by their parents and even by a member of the local emir's traditional court

Businesses fear a sizable reduction in output, after many migrant laborers fled due to targeted killings. Experts say that tensions are on the rise between locals and migrants over fears of a demographic transition.