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    Women hold just 3.4% of exec positions at listed Japan firms, far from 30% target: survey

    Women accounted for 3.4 percent of the executives at Japanese listed firms in 2016, far lower than the 30 percent target set by the government, a Cabinet Office survey showed Monday. However, the share rose 0.6 percentage point from the previous year to a record high, according to the survey ...

  • Giappone Vietnam

    Vietnam courts Japanese high-tech investment

    Vietnam is courting high-tech Japanese investment and wants Tokyo to become its top investor, its premier said Tuesday during a visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan is the second-largest foreign investor in Vietnam, a manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia seeking to expand exports from apparel and agriculture to high-value ...

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    Dollar falls below ¥113.30 in late Tokyo before May’s speech

    The dollar dropped below ¥113.30 in late Tokyo trading on Tuesday amid a growing sense of caution among investors ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech, in which she is expected to reveal plans for her country’s “hard” exit from the European Union. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood ...

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    Nikkei dives to end below 19,000 for first time since Dec. 9

    The benchmark Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost further ground to finish below 19,000 for the first time since Dec. 9 last year on Tuesday, with a wide range of issues coming under selling in the face of the yen’s continued appreciation. The 225-issue Nikkei tumbled 281.71 points, ...

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    On-time awards for JAL; new flights for NZ; Emirates adds perks

    On-time awards for JAL Japan Airlines (JAL) was awarded the On-time Performance Services Award by FlightStats, Inc., an independent aviation performance tracking company, coming in first in both the “mainline” and “network” categories under Asia-Pacific Major Airlines. Network is defined as a system of flights that are marketed by a ...

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    Tokyo office boom fades with more space, fewer workers

    Commercial property prices in Tokyo, a bellwether for the market, look to have peaked as the capital faces a glut of new offices even as the number of workers is set to decline. The property market had rebounded in the past three years as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies ...

  • Egitto Etiopia Yemen

    Over two million Yemenis displaced by conflict - IOM

    Source: International Organization for Migration Country: YemenAs the humanitarian crisis further deteriorates by an additional stream of Horn of African migrants, IOM provides health care and non-food items to help families cope with winter weather.Yemen - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen caused by the ongoing conflict over the past 22 months ...

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    FEWS NET issues famine warning for Somalia

    Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit Country: SomaliaIn a worst-case scenario where the 2017 Gu season performs very poorly, purchasing power declines to levels seen in 2010/11, and aid is unable to reach populations in need, Famine (IPC Phase 5) would be expected. Severe drought, rising ...

  • Turchia USA

    Cash-based aid gives refugees in Turkey dignity and choice

    Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThe Emergency Social Safety Net is a partnership between Turkish and international actors, with €348 million in funds. Turkey hosts 3 million people who have fled war and poverty.In September 2016, the European Union signed ...

  • USA Etiopia

    Ethiopia seeks US$948 million to help 5.6 million people

    Source: Government of Ethiopia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: EthiopiaThe 2017 HRD presents prioritises plans in water and sanitation, agriculture, relief food, nutrition, health, education, protection, and shelter and non-food items in the affected areas. Ethiopia: Government and partners launch the Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2017 US$948 million ...