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USA Giappone Italia
Business leaders call for fiscal action, structural reform at ‘B-7 summit’
Despite the continuing uncertainty over the global economy, the Group of Seven developed countries should not depend too much on monetary steps and move to adopt timely fiscal stimulus and structural reforms, business leaders from the G-7 said Thursday. Major business associations from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and ...
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Cina Giappone
Business sentiment down but recovery OK: Cabinet Office
The government retained on Thursday its assessment of the economy because it is recovering moderately despite recent weakness. However, it slashed its view on corporate sentiment amid a firming yen and the slowdown in China. But it warned about the impact of the powerful earthquakes that struck southwestern Japan last ...
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Giappone
Dentsu plans roadside ads that change according to driver’s vehicle
In an experiment, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. plans to bring so-called targeted advertising, an increasingly popular sales method in cyberspace, into the physical world. Dentsu’s team, with support from chipmaker Intel Corp. and three other information technology companies, will start running outdoor digital ads as early as June that collect ...
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Giappone
Japan Post opens huge mall in Fukuoka
Japan Post Co. on Thursday opened a large commercial center in a prime location in Fukuoka in a bid to capitalize on a national tourism boom. The KITTE Hakata retail and restaurant facility is located on an old post office site in front of JR Hakata Station. Japan Post, a ...
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Giappone
Dollar firmer around ¥109.70 in Tokyo
The dollar held firm around ¥109.70 in Tokyo late Thursday, though it trimmed gains on selling to lock in profits. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥109.66-66, up from ¥108.91-91 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1292-1292, down from $1.1362-1363, and at ¥123.83-84, against ¥123.74-81. The ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp, Hon Hai to develop TVs jointly
As Sharp Corp. prepares to be taken over by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., it is planning to develop household appliances jointly with its new partner and aims to have televisions ready for sale by the end of the year, an executive at the Japanese firm said Thursday. Of ...
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Giappone
Nikkei hits two-month high above 17,000
Stocks advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday amid growing investor appetite, taking the Nikkei average to the highest close in two and a half months. The Nikkei jumped 457.08 points, or 2.70 percent, to end at 17,363.62, its highest finish since Feb. 2. On Wednesday, it gained 32.10 ...
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Nicaragua
Nueva reducción en tarifa energética será del 1%, anuncia INE - El Nuevo Diario
El Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía (INE) anunció este jueves que la nueva reducción en la tarifa energética será de 1%. La baja se verá reflejada en las facturas a partir del mes de mayo, comentó David Castillo, titular de la entidad. Esta nueva rebaja es producto del ahorro de US$ 43.26 ...
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Panama
Las informaciones del jueves 21 de abril - El Nuevo Diario
Pasión: Arroyo seguro de dar la sorpresa El puertorriqueño McWilliams Arroyo tiene la estatura y la contextura física de un torero. Pero esa no es su profesión. Lo suyo es boxear, dar espectáculo en el ring, pero tendrá que sacar algo de torero este sábado, cuando tenga que superar las embestidas siempre ...
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Nicaragua
END recibe distinción - El Nuevo Diario
Arnulfo Somarriba (derecha), gerente general de El Nuevo Diario, recibe el premio Topbrands Nicaragua 2016 que distingue a este periódico como una de las 60 mejores marcas del país, mismas que forman parte del prestigioso libro de colección producido por el Grupo CERCA.