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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors to continue key plant output halt in June
Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will keep its minivehicle production suspended at least until the end of June at its Mizushima plant in the city of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, informed sources said Thursday. The automaker informed a subcontractor in Okayama of the extension of the output suspension, which has been in ...
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Giappone
Canadian drugmaker Valeant reportedly rejects takeover bid from Takeda
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. received a takeover approach this spring from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and investment firm TPG, which it rejected, according to the Wall Street Journal. The specialty drugmaker has been struggling to revive itself after its business model and drug pricing practices came under scrutiny, and it recently ...
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Giappone
Hino, Isuzu to develop self-driving truck technology
Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Hino Motors Ltd. will jointly develop autonomous driving technology for trucks, sources said Friday. The two automakers aim to create autonomous driving technology that would let groups of trucks travel together in lines on expressways. Such developments would allow unmanned trucks to follow one truck with ...
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Giappone
Corporate Japan much more downbeat about escape from deflation: poll
Japan Inc. has become increasingly pessimistic about the country’s ability to beat deflation, with the vast majority of firms now expecting no escape for the foreseeable future, a poll says. Most companies also said they did not think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest growth strategy that centers on lifting the ...
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Giappone
Dollar weaker around ¥109.80 in Tokyo
The dollar was weaker around ¥109.80 in Tokyo trading on Friday, chiefly pressured by position-adjustment selling before the weekend. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥109.77-77, down from ¥110.02-03 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.1175-1176, up from $1.1170-1170, and at ¥122.67-68, down from ¥122.90-90. The ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rise on policy hopes after G-7 statement
Stocks gained ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, boosted by hopes for economy-boosting policy measures following a joint statement from leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial countries. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 62.38 points, or 0.37 percent, to close at 16,834.84. On Thursday, the key market gauge ...
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Portogallo
Bolsa de Lisboa abre em queda em sintonia com a Europa
O preço do petróleo está em queda, o euro está em alta e os investidores estão na expectativa sobre a subida ou não das taxas de juro nos Estados Unidos. Presidente da Reserva Federal deve hoje dar indicações ao mercado.
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Cina Italia
Azione di promozione integrata della Farnesina: visita in Campania di una delegazione della Provincia del Sichuan
É in corso oggi in Campania la missione di una delegazione della Provincia del Sichuan, la cui capitale Chengdu è stata di recente nominata città economicamente più attraente della Cina. La visita, promossa dal Consolato Generale d’Italia a Chongqing, si inserisce nel quadro dell’azione di promozione...
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Cina Italia
Hangzhou - Istituzioni e imprese promuovono il Sistema Italia in Cina
Continua l’azione di promozione promossa dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Pechino nelle Province e città regionali cinesi. Dopo la visita del novembre scorso a Xi’An (Provincia dello Shaanxi), nei giorni scorsi l’Ambasciatore Ettore Sequi si è recato ad Hangzhou, capoluogo della Provincia costiera...
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Francia
Cosa prevede la riforma del lavoro in Francia
La riforma del diritto del lavoro divide da tre mesi la classe politica e l’opinione pubblica francesi e ha scatenato la mobilitazione di una parte dei sindacati e dei lavoratori in varie città. Presentato il 17 febbraio, questo progetto proposto dal ministro del lavoro Myriam el Khomri mira a introdurre ...