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Kenya
Business: Is Kenya living beyond its means as debt balloons?
The reported Government borrowing of Sh226 billion in six months should not have come as a surprise to those who studied the annual budget estimates presented to Parliament in June.
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Kenya
Business: No data breach in our systems, says KCB Group
Kenya Commercial Bank has termed as inaccurate information about data breach in of its system.
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Kenya
Business News: Bank stocks defy rate cap to start rebounding
Bank stocks at Nairobi Securities Exchange are on recovery from the interest rate-capping rubble to defy doomsayers' forecasts that the market could crush.
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Vietnam
Vietnam maps out plan to keep economy rolling
HANOI - One of the few economies still enjoying old-fashioned export-propelled growth, Vietnam is drawing up policy plans for the next four years as threats to trade mount.
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USA
Mosul: ISIL use of ‘human shields’ underscores need to protect civilians – UN human rights chief
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: IraqThe UN human rights chief called for the protection of civilians in the military offensive to retake Mosul amid reports that ISIL fighters are using civilians as human shields.GENEVA (21 October 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid ...
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USA
Eight dead as Typhoon Haima hits the Philippines
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: PhilippinesAccording to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the typhoon has affected more than 100,000 people with over 40,000 people in evacuation centers. Highlights Eight confirmed deaths so far from landslides. Two people are missing. Over 53,000 people are displaced in Cordillera Administrative ...
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Giappone
Toyota to sell fuel cell buses in Japan from early 2017
Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it will start selling fuel cell buses in Japan from early 2017, gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics when it hopes to introduce 100 or more hydrogen-powered buses mainly in Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s transportation bureau plans to use two eco-friendly ...
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Giappone
Odakyu plans to debut new luxurious Romancecar on Hakone run in 2018
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. has unveiled a new design for its signature Romancecar limited express train connecting Tokyo with the hot-spring resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. The new train will offer luxurious trips to and from the famed area near to Mount Fuji. The 70000 series Romancecar, which has ...
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Giappone
Departing passenger’s Galaxy Note 7 emits smoke at Kansai airport
It is believed to be the first such incident involving the troubled smartphone at an airport facility or on aircraft in Japan. The post Departing passenger’s Galaxy Note 7 emits smoke at Kansai airport appeared first on The Japan Times.
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USA Canada Giappone
Canada walks out as EU trade talks founder
Canada walked out of talks today meant to save a massive trade deal with the European Union, unable to break a deadlock with a small Belgian region that has been defying multinational efforts to have the pact signed next week.Fighting back tears, Canadian International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said it ...