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Cina Giappone
China vows copyright protection for online news media
China will crack down on illegal reproduction of online news, the country’s media watchdog said, days after an influential Chinese news magazine complained publicly about what it described as unauthorized republishing of its stories. China’s government has long vowed to rein in intellectual property infringement, from knock-off goods to the ...
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Giappone
Emissions scandal likely to end Volkswagen’s 14-year streak as top importer
Embattled Volkswagen AG is seen as likely to lose its title as the nation’s leading car importer as the scandal involving faked emissions tests takes its toll. The post Emissions scandal likely to end Volkswagen’s 14-year streak as top importer appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
MRJs to fly all J-Air routes in future, JAL chairman says
Japan Airlines Co. plans to replace all aircraft flown by domestic subsidiary J-Air Corp. with the new fuel-efficient Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Chairman Masaru Onishi explained the move in a recent interview with Kyodo News, saying the swap-out could be complete just over a decade from now. J-Air primarily serves routes ...
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Giappone
Fresh bid to hike cigarette tax in works
Ruling bloc lawmakers plan to file a bid to hike the tobacco tax in a drive to improve public health ahead of the Olympics. A group of lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit a joint proposal with Komeito, its coalition partner, to raise the levy, which now ...
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Giappone
KDDI to launch world’s first washable smartphone
Tired of those unsightly smudges and other dirt on your bacteria-laden smartphone? A Japanese firm says it has the solution with what it describes the world’s first smartphone that can be washed with soap and water. Waterproof smartphones have been on the market for a while. But telecom company KDDI ...
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Cina Giappone
Chinese cities give Toyota boost in hunt for hybrid car buyers
China’s former leader Deng Xiaoping famously quipped that it doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. When it comes to environmentally friendly cars that might help clear up the nation’s polluted skies, China has ignored Deng’s advice — to the detriment of ...
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Giappone
Toyota eyes ’15-’16 U.S. sales record, ‘trying to make hay’ as economy rises, gas prices fall
Toyota Motor Corp. expects record U.S. auto- industry sales for 2015 followed by another two years of strength as gasoline prices remain low and the U.S. economy continues on a path of stable growth. The industry’s deliveries this year are poised to overtake the current annual record of 17.4 million ...
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Giappone
Honda not looking to aid Takata amid air bag woes, chief says
Honda Motor Co. is not considering extending support to Takata Corp. hit by massive recalls of its faulty air bags, the president of the Japanese automaker has said. “The direction of the company’s management is something that Takata needs to decide on,” Honda President Takahiro Hachigo said in a recent ...
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Ecuador
Ecuador planteará a la OPEP reducir producción petrolera
Hoy Ecuador presentará una propuesta en la 168 Conferencia de Ministros de la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP), que busca equilibrar el escenario en el mercado...
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Argentina
Arcor se queda con casi el 25% de las acciones de La Serenísima
Se trata de las dos empresas nacionales líderes en el mercado de alimentos de la Argentina -Arcor tiene además las marcas de Bagley-. La operación ronda los u$s 60 millones.