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Thailandia
SAIC Motor-CP bullish on SUV segment
Chinese-Thai joint venture SAIC Motor-CP Co says it is upbeat on local sentiment for its sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), expecting the segment to be more competitive against other passenger cars.
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Cina India USA Giappone Filippine
RCEP leaders hold first-ever summit
MANILA: Leaders from 16 countries including China, India and Thailand began their first-ever summit yesterday to discuss an East Asian free trade deal that has been seen as a China-led rival to the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has been trying to rejuvenate since the US withdrew earlier this year.
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Nuova Zelanda
Western Bay of Plenty experiences massive drop in sales
The number of houses sold in the Western Bay of Plenty in October has dropped by half compared to the same time last year.The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand today released its figures on sales volumes and median house prices,...
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Nuova Zelanda
Rachel Stewart: Climate of change for the Defence Force
What's the New Zealand Defence Force good for? If New Zealand were to be invaded by some foreign power, I think we all know the answer to that. We are small and essentially powerless. Essentially, unless we hold a strategic advantage...
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Russia
In apparent tit-for-tat with U.S., Russia drafts legislation targeting global media as ‘foreign agents’
Russian lawmakers submitted legal amendments Tuesday that would allow the government to register international media outlets as foreign agents, a retaliatory move to a demand ...
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Brasile
Lei determina multa de R$ 2 mil para quem assediar mulheres em Fortaleza
Quem ofender, assediar, intimidar ou constranger uma mulher, seja com palavras, gestos ou comportamentos, vai pagar uma multa de R$ 2 mil em Fortaleza, no Ceará. A Câmara Municipal aprovou, nesta terça-feira (14/11), um projeto de lei que assegura a dignidade, a liberdade e a livre circulação das pedestres a ...
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Nigeria
Foreign Shipping Firms Re-introduce Congestion Surcharge At Nigerian Ports
By YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos Foreign shipping companies have re-introduced surcharge for congestion due to inefficiency on the seaside at the nation’s seaports, LEADERSHIP findings have revealed. Nigeria had been saving over N320 billion yearly for the past 11 years before the return of the levy at seaports. Congestion surcharge is ...
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Paraguay
Paraguay lidera en clima de negocios, pero corrupción dificulta su economía
La Fundación Getulio Vargas ubicó al país en primer lugar en clima de negocios en la región, pero la falta de infraestructura y la mano de obra no calificada así como la corrupción son sus principales problemas.
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USA
Excerpts From the DealBook Conference
Business leaders talked with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times conference.
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Brasile
Brazil to Invest R$157 Million in Program for Rio’s Favela Youth
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government launched the Emergency Program for Social Actions in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, announcing investments of R$157 million to stimulate the participation of young people in sports, cultural and technology activities and keep youngsters away from ...