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Giappone
Chiba drone alliance pushes for delivery service by 2019
A city near Tokyo has joined hands with the central government and other partners to commercialize a drone-based delivery service it calls “the first step of an industrial revolution in the air.” “We want to get a head start in the building of a future-oriented community and disseminate the idea ...
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Giappone
Key economic index takes first dip in three months
The coincident index of economic indicators fell for the first time in three months in August, the government said in a preliminary report Friday. The coincident index, which reflects the current state of the economy based on industrial output, retail sales, new job offers and other factors, fell 0.1 point ...
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Giappone
MHI may sell property unit Ryoju Facility in streamlining bid
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is considering selling its real estate subsidiary Ryoju Facility and Properties Co. for around ¥100 billion as part of efforts to streamline its less competitive businesses, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. Mitsubishi Heavy, which has been focusing on investment in growth areas such as ...
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Giappone
McLaren Honda crew to use ‘hitoe’ wearable sensor clothing in F1 racing
The pit crew of the McLaren Honda Formula One auto racing team will use Japanese-made hitoe sensor clothing, according to Ron Dennis, chairman and chief executive officer of British luxury automaker McLaren Technology Group. The team’s aim is to shorten the working time of its pit crew during races, including ...
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Giappone
Japan needs ‘double dose’ of monetary, fiscal stimulus: Abe adviser Honda
Japan needs a double dose of monetary and fiscal stimulus, including further easing by the central bank next month, says Etsuro Honda, one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic advisers. Honda, one of the architects of Abenomics, Abe’s economic policy based on “three arrows,” said fiscal restraint limited the effectiveness ...
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Cina Giappone
Chinese man gets three-year term for stealing secrets of corn seeds from U.S. companies
A businessman from China caught rummaging through a corn field in Iowa has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing trade secrets from U.S. seed corn companies. Mo Hailong, 46, became the subject of an investigation by state and federal authorities in 2011, after DuPont Pioneer security guards ...
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USA Giappone
World Bank and IMF take on opposition to globalization
Global finance leaders on Thursday publicly confronted the rising unpopularity of trade liberalization, saying world economies need to strive for more inclusive growth. With Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leading a surge of anti-free trade sentiment in the United States, and Britain voting to secede from the European Union, top ...
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Russia USA Giappone Danimarca
U.S. wants to strengthen agreement to ban Arctic Ocean fishing
The United States is trying to broker an agreement between a host of nations to prohibit unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic Ocean. Such an agreement would be binding and include more countries than a nonbinding agreement that the U.S. entered into with Norway, Denmark, Russia and ...
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Francia
Francia, stabile il deficit commerciale di agosto
(Teleborsa) - Pressoché stabile la situazione dei conti con l'estero per la Francia, che mostra a giugno un deficit pari a 4,25 miliardi di euro, dal rosso di 4,26 miliardi riportato a...
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Italia
Imprese: in Italia crescono i contratti di rete
(Teleborsa) - Contratti di rete ancora in crescita in Italia. A settembre, le imprese che collaborano per innovare e competere sul mercato ha superato le 3mila esperienze, coinvolgendo...