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Giappone
ANA to spend ¥30 billion to turn Peach into subsidiary
ANA Holdings Inc. has decided to bring low-cost carrier affiliate Peach Aviation Ltd. under its wing by raising its stake in the company from about 39 percent, a sources close to the matter said Friday. ANA, parent of All Nippon Airways, plans to spend about ¥30 billion (about $266 million) ...
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Giappone
At union’s request, Yamato Transport to put brakes on number of parcels handled
Major parcel delivery firm Yamato Transport Co. plans to limit the amount of packages it handles following a request from its labor union, according to informed sources. The move comes as the company, a unit of Yamato Holdings Co., aims to curb the long hours being worked by delivery vehicle ...
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Giappone
Sony, Mitsui to integrate animation business
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and major trading house Mitsui & Co. said on Thursday they will integrate their animation program broadcasting business. Through the integration, the Sony Corp. group company and Mitsui will aim to win program orders from television networks and strengthen their business base ahead of the ...
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Giappone
MGM Resorts may invest $10 billion in Japan, says CEO
James Murren, visiting chairman and chief executive officer of major U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International, says his company may consider investing $10 billion in integrated resort operations in Japan. Japan’s integrated resort market could be “much bigger than Las Vegas,” Murren said on Thursday. Murren said MGM Resorts hoped ...
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Amid key U.S., European challenges, Ghosn looks to steering alliance over bumpy road ahead
Nissan Motor Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn decided to switch his focus to managing the company’s alliance with Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as political challenges mount in the U.S. and European markets. Ghosn, also serving as chairman and CEO of Renault and chairman of Mitsubishi ...
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Realtors say Tokyo’s housing boom fading as sales to Chinese slow
Evidence is mounting that Tokyo’s housing boom is nearing an end. In the Kachidoki area facing Tokyo Bay, home to the city’s hottest market given its proximity to venues for the 2020 Olympic Games, real estate broker Hayato Jo has a wall full of notices of apartments for sale, with ...
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Cina Taiwan Hong Kong
Kolon Sets up Joint Venture with China's No. 3 Sportswear Maker
Kolon Group is set to expand its presence in the Chinese market by establishing a joint venture with a local sportswear maker Anta. Kolon Sports, an outdoor brand unit of Kolon Industries FnC, announced on February 23 that it will establish a joint venture with China's Anta to make bigger forays ...
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Cina USA Giappone
Foreigners Made 13.7 Tril. Won Credit Card Purchases in Korea
The amount of credit card purchases made by foreigners in Korea was 13.7 trillion won, up 32 percent from the previous year. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute published a report "2016 Foreign Credit Card Spending Analysis" on February 23.By individual country ...
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USA
Moody's: Global economy to expand in 2017, but shifting US policies inject uncertainty; Chinese growth slows
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Cina Regno Unito Hong Kong
Rare tortoises saved from smugglers make zoo debut
Four endangered tortoises who were rescued from smugglers have gone on show in the UK for the first time. The ploughshare tortoises were sent to Chester Zoo in 2012 after they were confiscated by customs officials in Hong Kong in 2009. The four were part of a shipment of 13 tortoises smuggled ...