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Giappone
Barbie doll gets three new looks
Poor Barbie. She had plastic surgery to become more socially acceptable. But a lot of her critics still don’t like her. Barbie’s manufacturer, Mattel, announced Thursday that the doll has three new body types — curvy, tall and petite. Barbie will also now come in seven skin tones, 22 eye ...
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Giappone
Dutch test self-drive minibuses, hope to have them operational by midyear
The Netherlands started test-driving its first driverless minibuses on Thursday, hoping to introduce a full-time autonomous passenger service in a central Dutch province by summer. Dutch Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen took the first ride in a “WEpod” shuttle, designed to carry six people without a driver between the ...
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Giappone
Japan’s reduced tax rate to cover school, nursing home meals
A reduced consumption tax rate is expected to be applied to school lunches and meals served at nursing homes, Finance Ministry officials said Thursday. The Japanese government plans to introduce the reduced tax rate to cushion the impact of the planned consumption tax increase from the current 8 percent to ...
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Giappone Iran
Japan, Iran to sign investment act next week
Japan and Iran are expected to sign a bilateral investment treaty next week, sources said Thursday. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Ali Tayyebnia will sign the pact during a ceremony in Japan, the sources said. Tayyebnia, expected to visit Japan for three days from ...
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Giappone Indonesia Filippine
Increasing competitiveness, fostering human resources
Since its foundation in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made extraordinary progress. It has been transformed into an increasingly well-regulated, dynamic and the world’s fastest-developing economic region. Its member states grew from six to 10 and today include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, ...
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Giappone Indonesia Filippine
Contributing to Southeast Asian development
ASEAN is currently attracting much attention as a major growth center in the global economy. With a market of more than 600 million people and an abundant young labor force, whose working-age population will peak in the second half of the 2040s, ASEAN has achieved remarkable economic growth with its ...
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Giappone Indonesia Filippine
Working to optimize relationships
Japan welcomes the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, as the prosperity of the Association of South East Asian Nations is expected to also benefit Japan, the world’s third-largest economy. “Japan and ASEAN should be in a win-win relationship,” said Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre Masataka Fujita, who ...
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Cina India Giappone Indonesia Filippine
Experts see expansion of Japanese firms in ASEAN states
The emergence of an integrated market with a population of 600 million — third largest in Asia following China and India — is expected to encourage Japanese companies to accelerate direct investment into the countries that make up the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Upon formation of the ...
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UAE bank winds down SME unit as it seeks to return to profit
United Arab Bank makes move after being hard hit by surge in debt defaults among small business owners
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Francia
Francia,rallenta Pil, pesa terrorismo
Per analisti effetto attentati terroristici a Parigi