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Giappone
Duterte visit yields $1.85 billion in investment commitments
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Japan yielded investment commitments worth $1.85 billion from private companies, a member of his administration said Thursday. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the investments, forged through memorandums of understanding and letters of intent, are in the automotive, egg-laying technology, optical imagery, and ...
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Giappone
Nissan opts to build new model in Britain despite Brexit: source
Carmaker Nissan will build its new Qashqai model at Britain’s biggest car plant in Sunderland, a company source said Thursday, in a major boost to Prime Minister Theresa May just months after voters backed Brexit. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said in September that he could scrap new investment in Britain ...
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Giappone
Most Japanese firms unconcerned by Galaxy Note 7 smartphone debacle
The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone debacle might mar Samsung Electronics Co.’s image in the global market, but its impact on Japanese firms and sales is likely to be limited, analysts say. Even if Samsung experiences a drop in global sales from the fire-prone smartphones, Japanese firms supplying its parts won’t ...
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Giappone
Dollar firmer around ¥104.60 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar gained ground to change hands around ¥104.60 in late Tokyo trading on Thursday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.61-61, up from ¥104.17-18 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0909-0909, down from $1.0917-0917, and at ¥114.13-13, up from ¥113.72-73. The dollar was firmer around ...
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Giappone
Nikkei snaps three-day winning streak
The key Nikkei average snapped its three-day winning streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the market pressured by profit-taking after its recent rise. The 225-issue yardstick lost 55.42 points, or 0.32 percent, to end at 17,336.42. On Wednesday, the Nikkei climbed 26.59 points. The Topix index of ...
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Giappone
Japan’s market eager for more hints on BOJ’s next move
Financial market participants have been anxious to get more hints on what the Bank of Japan will do next to spur inflation, as the central bank is widely expected to stand pat at its two-day policy meeting through Tuesday. The bank decided at its September meeting to shift its policy ...
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Giappone
Google Earth images shed light on where solar rooftops make sense
During his free time on the job as a Google employee, Carl Elkin began tinkering with the company’s 3-D mapping program, wondering if it could identify rooftops that receive enough sunlight to make installing solar panels worthwhile. When the U.S.-based engineer showed a handful of colleagues the results of his ...
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Giappone Uruguay
Advent of self-driving autos spurs debate on accident liability in Japan
More and more self-driving vehicles are making their debut, raising the question of who should be held accountable if, or perhaps when, they cause accidents. Following American and German automakers Tesla Motors Inc. and Mercedes-Benz, Nissan Motor Co. released a minivan model with self-driving functions in the Serena family in ...
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Corea del Sud
Songdo IBD Residents Demand Independence from Incheon City
The residents of Incheon's Songdo International Business District demanded to the Incheon metropolitan city government that Songdo be separated from Yeonsu District and be allowed to become a special autonomous district. This is because the Incheon city government diverted funds earmarked for the development of Songdo toward plugging the gap ...
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Etiopia
Addis-Ababa Withdraws Troops Over 'Lack of Support'
[Dalsan Radio] Ethiopia has withdrawn troops from Somalia, where they had been battling Islamist militants. It blames a lack of international support for the move, following the EU's recent cut in its funding for foreign troops in Somalia.