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Cina
Cosmetics export to China soars in Jan-Feb despite THAAD row
South Korea's export of cosmetics products to China jumped in the first two months of this year from a year earlier, ind
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Giappone
Korea advised to sign FTA with Japan to overcome global protectionism
South Korea should move to sign a free trade deal with Japan to more effectively deal with growing protectionist trends
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Belgio
La justice estime qu'Albert II n'est pas le père légal de Delphine Boël, qui fait appel
Le tribunal civil de Bruxelles a rendu, mardi après-midi, sa décision dans l'affaire Boël.
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Giappone
Dollar hits ¥111 on strong U.S. consumer confidence data
The dollar climbed above ¥111 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, buoyed by strong U.S. consumer confidence data released overnight, as well as speculation of further interest rates hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.09-10, up from ¥110.68-68 at the same time Tuesday. The ...
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Giappone
Westinghouse files for bankruptcy after Toshiba approval
Toshiba Corp’s troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors on Wednesday, as its Japanese parent seeks to limit losses that have plunged it into crisis. A bankruptcy filing will allow Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse, whose nuclear plant projects have been dogged by delays and cost overruns, to ...
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Giappone
Nikkei edges up on weaker yen, Wall Street’s rise
The key Nikkei average closed marginally higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, supported by the yen’s weakening against the dollar and brisk U.S. equities overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 14.61 points, or 0.08 percent, to end at 19,217.48. On Tuesday, the key market gauge jumped 217.28 points. But ...
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Giappone
Japanese, South Korean investors plow cash into structured products
Yield-starved Japanese investors are taking out the cash stashed under the futon and plowing it into potentially risky securities. Faced with domestic bond yields below zero and a rally in global equities that only recently had some wobbles, domestic retail investors drove sales of bonds tied to the Nikkei 225 ...
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USA Giappone
Amazon tests Seattle grocery pickup service
Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle. The AmazonFresh Pickup service is currently open only to Amazon employees. Eventually, members of Amazon’s $99-a-year Prime loyalty program will be able to order groceries online and drive to a pickup location, where crews will deliver items to the car. Amazon ...
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Giappone
Canon buys U.K. photo startup in bid for smartphone relevance
Canon Inc., the Tokyo-based consumer electronics firm, is buying U.K. startup Kite, a company that helps people order photo albums, mugs or phone cases customized with images from their smartphone cameras. Eighty-year-old Canon, best known for printers and cameras, has struggled to stay relevant to consumers as photo taking has ...
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Giappone
U.S. congressional vote to repeal broadband privacy rules sparks interest in VPNs
A decision by Congress on Tuesday to repeal rules limiting how internet service providers can use customer data has generated renewed interest in the internet technology of virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs cloak a person’s web-surfing history by making an encrypted connection to a private server that does not reveal ...