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Turchia
Turkey strongly condemns terror attack in Somalia
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a deadly terror attack in Somalia that killed at least 14 people on Jan. 25, according to an official statement released later in the day.
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Filippine
Philippine economy posts 6.8% growth in 2016
MANILA - The Philippine economy grew by 6.6% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of last year, bringing the full-year economic growth of the Southeast Asian country to 6.8%, authorities said on Thursday.
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Thailandia
SET up 13.47 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.85% at the start of trade this morning.
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USA
TPP pull-out likely to kick-start RCEP
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving Thailand and 15 other countries is likely to get off the ground and wrap up faster than expected after US President Donald Trump announced America's exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
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India Giappone
Panasonic churns out new washer designed to remove curry stains
Panasonic Corp.’s India subsidiary has begun selling fully automatic washing machines with a specialized setting to remove curry stains, the company said. With the unique feature, a first in India, Panasonic India hopes to expand its share in the growing market. Although Panasonic already sells washing machines in India, consumers ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rally as Dow breaks 20,000; Takata shares reinflate
Tokyo shares rose Thursday after the Dow topped 20,000 points for the first time on hopes the Trump administration’s economic plans will ramp up growth. Airbag maker Takata soared for a second day. The surge on Wall Street was the latest sign that investors are brushing aside worries about Donald ...
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USA Giappone
Tepco joint venture takes stake in New York state power project
A joint venture of a Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. unit and Chubu Electric Power Co. will participate in a gas-fired thermal power generation project in New York, the company has said. Jera Co. has acquired a 44 percent stake in the operating company, Cricket Valley Energy Center, for ...
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Giappone
Stingy pay raises pull the handbrake on Japan’s inflation drive
As the world puts the worst of the disinflationary threat behind it, tepid wage growth is shaping up as a key restraint to a genuine reflationary era taking hold in some economies. Nowhere is this more so than Japan. Unlike the U.S. and Germany, where higher prices are driving up ...
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Giappone
Toshiba said to plan selling chip unit stake to multiple buyers
Toshiba Corp. is planning to split the sale of a stake in its chip unit among several investors, including Canon Inc. and private equity funds, a person familiar with the matter said. The conglomerate aims to retain control over the memory chip operations after selling a 20 to 30 percent ...
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Giappone
Line declines after quarterly profit, sales miss estimates
Line Corp. posted its biggest drop yet as analysts cut ratings after fourth-quarter profit and revenue that missed estimates. The stock finished more than 10 percent lower at ¥3,755 in Tokyo on Thursday, the steepest decline since listing in July. Line’s operating profit of ¥1.6 billion ($14 million) in the ...