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Giappone
BOJ policymaker concerned about Trump’s effect on markets
A Bank of Japan policymaker on Monday voiced fears that the uncertainty created by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies will negatively impact the financial markets. “I am particularly concerned about the risks that global financial markets will experience sudden changes against a backdrop of growing uncertainties over overseas economies,” ...
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Giappone
Abe to seek bigger fiscal policy role in ’17 budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is pushing for a greater role for fiscal policy next year, according to draft guidelines for the 2017 budget seen by Bloomberg. The government handed the document for Japan’s initial budget for the fiscal year starting in April to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on ...
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Giappone
VR wave to leave Japan awash in business opportunities
New technological innovations have a tendency to create new business opportunities, and the latest craze, virtual reality, is no exception. With the debut of cutting-edge VR headsets this year, many firms from video game makers, 360-degree-video distributors, arcade operators and cellphone carriers are gearing up to position themselves ahead of ...
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Giappone
Porn makers want sexual fantasies to become virtual realities
In June, hundreds of people thronged a small virtual reality event in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, forcing the organizer to cancel it halfway through. What drew such a big crowd so quickly? A VR-based porn demonstration. “It was unexpected,” said Kento Yoshida, head of the group that organized the event. “But ...
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Giappone
Japan logs second consecutive trade surplus as exports fall more than forecast
Japan posted a trade surplus for a second straight month in October, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Monday. The surplus was driven by a continued decline in the value of imports, which have fallen faster than exports. Exports fell 10.3 percent in October from a year ...
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Giappone Corea del Sud
AIG sees $430 million loss on Fuji Life sale, gain on Seoul deal
American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s shrinking to free up capital for shareholder buybacks, said it expects to book a loss of about $430 million on the previously disclosed deal to sell Fuji Life Insurance Co. in Japan. That loss will be partly cushioned by a gain of $300 ...
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Giappone
Believe it or not, virtual reality’s takeover now underway
For game lovers, 2016 is likely to be remembered as the year when virtual reality technology, having become widely affordable, began to take over. With the much-anticipated commercial debut of VR headsets, gamers are taking a significant step toward total sensory immersion in the world beyond the screen. But many ...
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Giordania
Contro le demolizioni nella valle del Giordano
Alla radio israeliana si parla di un progetto di legge per abbassare il volume degli altoparlanti dei muezzin e di una legge per mettere in regola gli insediamenti illegali in Cisgiordania. Leggi
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USA Myanmar
New wave of destruction in Rohingya villages
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: MyanmarSatellite imagery in Myanmar's Rakhine State shows 820 newly identified structures destroyed in five different ethnic Rohingya villages between November 10 and 18. 820 Newly Identified Destroyed Buildings; UN-Aided Investigation Urgently Needed (New York) – New satellite imagery of Burma’s Rakhine State shows 820 newly identified structures destroyed ...
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Turchia Etiopia
Huge Turkish investments coming to Ethiopia
Well heeled Turkish investors plan to accompany Turkey’s Economic Minister Nihat Zeybekci to visit potential business locations in Ethiopia. Ayalew Gobeze, Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Turkey, told Ethiopian journalists there that the trip will take place in the coming month. They are expected to participate in bilateral meetings with the business ...