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Nuova Zelanda
Our Accident Compensation Corporation
Accident Compensation Corporation - ACC is New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme. It provides no-fault personal injury insurance cover to all...
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Cina Giappone
Japan to scrap tariffs on toys to help importers
The government plans to scrap its tariffs on toys in April to ease the burden on domestic makers that sell imported products, Finance Ministry sources said on Wednesday. About 80 percent of the nation’s toy companies make products overseas, such as in China, to take advantage of lower labor costs. ...
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Giappone
LDP agrees to raise income cap for spousal tax deduction to ¥1.5 million
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party basically agreed Thursday to raise the income threshold for the spousal tax deduction system to ¥1.5 million ($13,300) from ¥1.03 million to encourage more women to participate in the workforce. The current threshold on annual earnings has been criticized for discouraging women from working long ...
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Giappone
Why fingerprints make handy — but not foolproof — digital keys
It sounds like a great idea: Instead of passwords, lock your phone or computer with your fingerprint. But this convenient form of security may not be as safe as you might think. In their rush to do away with the problem of passwords, Apple, Microsoft and other tech companies are ...
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Giappone
Trump may revive keystone by rescinding LBJ order: aides
Advisers to Donald Trump are exploring ways he can greenlight the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the day he is sworn into office, including by rescinding a 48-year-old presidential order. Two people familiar with Trump’s transition planning say the issue is actively being discussed, as the incoming president looks for ...
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Giappone
Toyota expects to improve EV batteries ‘in a few years’
Toyota Motor Corp. said it aims to develop a new, more advanced electric car battery “in a few years” that will allow it to improve driving range and battery life by up to 15 percent. Such performance-enhanced lithium-ion battery technology will likely enable all its electrified vehicles to be improved, ...
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Mongolia Giappone
SoftBank’s regional clean-energy ambitions find favor in Mongolia
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to build more wind projects in Mongolia as Chairman Masayoshi Son pushes to connect countries across Asia with transmission lines to supply cheap, clean energy. The Tokyo-based company’s first wind farm in Mongolia is a 50-megawatt project being developed with Newcom LLC in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. ...
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Giappone
ADB appoints Stanford-trained Sawada as chief economist
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Yasuyuki Sawada, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Economics, as its chief economist. Sawada, who holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Master’s in International Development Policy from Stanford University, will be the first Japanese to take up the position since ...
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Giappone
Doubts remain over Japanese automakers’ plans after British exit
Despite Nissan Motor Co.’s decision to keep automotive production in Britain after its exit from the European Union, industry experts have mixed views over whether other Japanese carmakers will follow suit. Experts interviewed are unsure how freely British firms will be able to trade in cars and automotive components with ...
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Giappone
Drill, baby, drill? Election reignites offshore-oil debate
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from the new president. The Obama administration has moved to restrict access to offshore ...