• Cina Giappone

    K-Pop Industry Relies More on Japan Than China

    SM Entertainment, one of Korea's top-three entertainment companies, achieved about 12 percent of its 2015 sales (195.4 billion won) from the Chinese market.   In the third quarter of last year, the share of the Chinese market in SM's overall sales rose to 14.4 percent. However, such a share is estimated ...

  • Cina USA

    First Salvo in America's Trade War with China Delivered

    The U.S. government ruled on Chinese-made tires for trucks and buses that these products were dumped in the U.S. market on the back of subsidies provided by the government. This is the first protectionist measure taken against China by the Trump administration just five days after Donald Trump took office. ...

  • Nigeria

    Electricity: Consumers groan as power firms, others trade blame

    Consumers are embittered by the poor electricity supply and unfair treatment by power companies, while the firms have continued to trade blame, OKECHUKWU NNODIM writes Power consumers in Nigeria are unhappy with the abysmal supply of electricity from the distribution and generation companies across the country. The latest data from ...

  • Nigeria

    The National Code of Corporate Governance (2)

    Lalekan Are Continued from Wednesday Many stakeholders also complained about sections of the code that are contrary to the Companies and Allied Matters Act which is supposed to regulate registration and running of businesses and the NFOs in Nigeria. CAMA, which is a law of the parliament, has already determined ...

  • Nigeria

    Buhari’s health: Govt to punish rumour mongers

    The Federal Government is investigating sources of “subversive messages” on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health. Purveyors of such messages will face “the full wrath of the law”, the government said yesterday. For the second time in one week, the social media was yesterday awash with rumours on the President’s state of health, ...

  • Nigeria

    ICPC recovers 40 vehicles from retired directors, others

    THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) yesterday handed over 40 recovered vehicles coveted by retired directors and assistant directors at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. One of the directors carted away five vehicles. But ICPC said the affected retired public officers would face the law after ...

  • Nigeria

    Firm To Governments: Intensify Tree Planting To Avert Effects Of Climate Change

    The Chairman of Bisrod Furniture Nigeria Limited and the Evergreen Tree Planter, Giwa Bisi Rodipe, has urged both the federal and state governments to make huge investments in tree planting to avert effects of climate change. Rodipe, who stated this recently during the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Bisrod Mechanical Kiln ...

  • Israele

    Tel Aviv shares advance as Dow Jones hits 20,000 for the first time

    Business in Brief | Teva faces more legal headaches from its Allergan acquisition; IBI investment house executive resigns in wake of trading room fistfight.

  • Cina

    Israeli biotech feels pinch as China tightens rules on foreign investment

    Three companies see share prices plunge after Chinese pulls out of deals.

  • USA Regno Unito Myanmar

    NGOs call for protection of civilians in Myanmar's Kachin and Northern Shan States

    Source: Danish Refugee Council, BRIDGE, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Welthungerhilfe, Trócaire, Norwegian Refugee Council, Christian Aid, World Concern, Solidarités International, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Relief International, Save the Children, Plan Country: MyanmarAlarmed about the impact of the severely deteriorating security situation on civilians, including displaced people, several NGOs ask ...