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Cina Giappone
China’s Alipay to be accepted at all of Lawson’s Japan stores
Major Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc. said Monday that it will accept payments via the Alipay electronic payment platform, which is popular in China, at all its outlets in Japan. From Tuesday, the Alipay payment service will be available at some 13,000 stores, the biggest number among Japanese retailers ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Tsutaya rental chain opens first ‘book cafe’ in Taiwan
Tsutaya Co., a major Japanese movie and music rental and bookshop chain, will open its first “book cafe” in Taiwan on Tuesday, company officials said Monday. The Tsutaya Bookstore in Xinyi, Taipei’s newest trend-setting commercial district, aims to offer a new “lifestyle” for people to enjoy books while sipping coffee, ...
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Cina USA Giappone Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
Don’t use ASEAN as ‘proxy’ for rivalry, Phlippines tells outside states
The Philippines told countries outside Southeast Asia on Monday not to use the region as “a proxy for their rivalry” as it wanted to preserve unity and establish a mechanism to resolve disputes in the South China Sea. The Philippines is chairing the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations ...
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India Giappone
Suzuki’s Indian units expect demand for their vehicles in Japan
Suzuki Motor Corp.’s two Indian subsidiaries are expecting a positive response from “quality-conscious” customers as they seek to export vehicles to Japan. Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., which announced the export of its first India-built motorcycle Gixxer to Japan last week, said its first consignment of 720 units was intended ...
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Cina Giappone
Treasury nominee Mnuchin keeps senators guessing about China currency stance
Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin has told senators that he will work to combat currency manipulation but did not give a clear answer on whether he currently views China as manipulating the yuan, according to a Senate Finance Committee document seen Monday. In written answers to supplemental questions from the ...
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Giappone
‘Pokemon Go’ unleashed on game-loving South Korea six months late
Nintendo’s smash hit “Pokemon Go” was unleashed on South Korea on Tuesday, six months after it was released elsewhere in the world, a delay caused by security fears over Google Maps. The popularity of augmented-reality game around the world has generated crowds of people in parks and other public places ...
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Giappone
Hedge fund Renaissance picks winner with hot firm V Technology
V Technology Co., a small Japanese supplier to display makers, added a surprising new shareholder last June: Renaissance Technologies. For the secretive U.S. hedge fund started by Jim Simons, it turned out to be an especially savvy bet. Shares of V Tech, as it’s known, surged almost threefold in 2016, ...
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Portogallo
Braga de Macedo contra descida da TSU por contrapartida do salário mínimo
"Votar contra um decreto que ignora o acordo anterior, as condições apresentadas pelo patronato em Dezembro de 2016 e a ameaça à equidade intergeracional faz todo o sentido para o PSD, mesmo que em má companhia", conclui Braga de Macedo no seu artigo de opinião.
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Cina
Theresa May quer aproximação comercial à China
O Reino Unido quer reforçar os acordos comerciais com a China com o intuito de tornar a economia britânica mais global. Visita de Theresa May a Pequim está para "breve".
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Brasile
Homem é atingido por bala perdida na zona norte do Rio
Um homem ainda não identificado foi morto na tarde desta segunda-feira (23/1) atingido por uma bala perdida na comunidade do Jacaré, zona norte do Rio. De acordo com informações da Polícia Militar, homens armados atacaram um carro do 3º BPM (Méier) que estava em serviço perto da localidade conhecida como ...