-
Thailandia
Consolation for girls wrongly accused of stealing
CHIANG MAI - Authorities of this northern province on Friday offered moral and financial support to the hill tribe family whose daughters were wrongfully accused in international media of stealing a wristwatch from a foreign visitor at a tourist attraction.
-
Thailandia
SET down 0.78 points at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.05% at the start of trade this morning.
-
Nuova Zelanda
OPINION: Tourism growth for New Zealand
Tourism is big business in New Zealand and winter 2016 has seen record numbers of visitors spending the most they...
-
Giappone
LDP gets cold feet on axing spousal tax break
In the latest sign that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not reform a tax break that has long been viewed as a disincentive for working women, Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai appeared to walk back his earlier support for the reform. The spousal tax break reduces the annual taxable income of ...
-
Giappone
Dollar edges up to around ¥103.80 in Tokyo
The dollar edged up to levels around ¥103.80 in Tokyo on Friday thanks to buying backed by a favorable U.S. economic indicator, but a wait-and-see mood was strong ahead of a U.S. jobs report later in the day. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.83-84, up from ¥103.69-69 at ...
-
Giappone
Nikkei ends four-day win streak after pause for U.S. jobs data
Amid a growing wait-and-see mood prior to the release of U.S. jobs data for September later in the day, the bellwether Nikkei average snapped its four-day winning streak on Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei shed 39.01 points, or 0.23 percent, to close at 16,860.09 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Thursday, ...
-
Giappone
Chiba drone alliance pushes for delivery service by 2019
A city near Tokyo has joined hands with the central government and other partners to commercialize a drone-based delivery service it calls “the first step of an industrial revolution in the air.” “We want to get a head start in the building of a future-oriented community and disseminate the idea ...
-
Giappone
Key economic index takes first dip in three months
The coincident index of economic indicators fell for the first time in three months in August, the government said in a preliminary report Friday. The coincident index, which reflects the current state of the economy based on industrial output, retail sales, new job offers and other factors, fell 0.1 point ...
-
Giappone
MHI may sell property unit Ryoju Facility in streamlining bid
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is considering selling its real estate subsidiary Ryoju Facility and Properties Co. for around ¥100 billion as part of efforts to streamline its less competitive businesses, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. Mitsubishi Heavy, which has been focusing on investment in growth areas such as ...
-
Giappone
McLaren Honda crew to use ‘hitoe’ wearable sensor clothing in F1 racing
The pit crew of the McLaren Honda Formula One auto racing team will use Japanese-made hitoe sensor clothing, according to Ron Dennis, chairman and chief executive officer of British luxury automaker McLaren Technology Group. The team’s aim is to shorten the working time of its pit crew during races, including ...