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Giappone
Sharp’s losses, liabilities underscore challenge for Hon Hai
Sharp Corp. posted a second straight annual loss and said its liabilities exceeded its assets, highlighting the turnaround challenge facing new owner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn Technology Group. The net loss was ¥256 billion in the year ended March, from a loss of ¥222.3 billion ...
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Giappone
Nikkei climbs 0.4% in fourth straight day of gains
The Nikkei average extended its winning streak to a fourth session on Thursday, buoyed by the yen’s weakening. The Nikkei advanced 67.33 points, or 0.41 percent, to end at 16,646.34. On Wednesday it gained 13.82 points. The Topix index climbed 2.97 points, or 0.22 percent, to close at 1,337.27, after ...
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Giappone
EU asks Japan to open up procurement market in regional cities
The European Union has asked Japan to open up its market for goods and services procurement in municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more as the two economic powers work toward signing a free trade agreement, EU documents and sources said Thursday. While it remains unclear how many EU ...
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Giappone
Current account surplus doubled last year on cheap oil
The nation’s current account surplus doubled in fiscal 2015 from the previous year to ¥17.98 trillion, buoyed by lower crude oil prices and a surge in travel surplus on the back of a growing number of foreign tourists, the government said Thursday. Cheap crude oil helped reduce goods imports despite ...
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Giappone
McDonald’s Japan quarterly loss narrows after menu changes
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan)’s first-quarter loss narrowed as the fast-food chain won back some customers after being hit by a series of food safety scandals. The net loss was ¥176 million for the three months ended March 31 compared with ¥14.6 billion a year earlier, the Japan unit of McDonald’s ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp may tap Hon Hai vice chairman Tai as new chief
Electronics maker Sharp Corp., currently undergoing restructuring in a buy-out by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is looking to appoint a close aide of Hon Hai’s chief as its new president, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Tai Jeng-wu is vice chairman of Hon Hai, also known as ...
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Brasile USA Bolivia El Salvador
Matan a ocho personas en distintos hechos en El Salvador
Las autoridades han registrado en las últimas horas los homicidios de ocho personas, cinco de ellas presuntamente eran integrantes de pandillas.Alrededor de la 12:30 de la madrugada, la Policía reportó la muerte de dos hombres en el kilómetro 24 y medio de la carretera Panamericana, en el cantón El Carmen, de ...
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Nigeria
Senado de Brasil abre juicio político a la presidenta Rousseff
El senado de Brasil aprobó el jueves la apertura de un juicio político contra la presidenta, Dilma Rousseff, tras meses de enfrentamientos que nacieron del enojo por la corrupción y la decadencia económica, arrastrando al mayor país de América Latina a la incertidumbre política a solo unos meses de los ...
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Uruguay El Salvador Nigeria
Feministas buscan anular condena por aborto
Grupos feministas salvadoreños e internacionales se proponen demostrar con dictámenes e investigaciones que el Tribunal Tercero de Sentencia se equivocó al condenar a 40 años de cárcel a María Teresa Rivera en 2011 tras hallarla culpable del asesinato de su hijo.La mujer fue sentenciada el 24 de noviembre de 2011 ...
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Venezuela
No es achicar "el Estado" eliminar a los innecesarios
El Secretario Técnico puede estar muy seguro de una cosa: nadie en sus cabales está pidiendo reducir “el Estado”, suprimir ministerios, fusionar otros, clausurar dependencias, exceptuado el caso de la Asamblea Legislativa y su pléyade de asesores, oficinas, servicios, etcétera.Lo que la gente pide es que se supriman las plazas ...