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Giappone
Airbus wins $1.4 billion order for 13 planes from Peach Aviation
Airbus Group SE won an order for 13 Airbus planes valued at about $1.4 billion (about ¥154 billion) at list prices from Japanese budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., making inroads in a nation where most aircraft come from Boeing Co. Peach signed an agreement to buy 10 A320neo aircraft and ...
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Giappone
APEC vows to promote free trade over protectionism
Ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies pledge to promote free trade in the wake of Donald Trump’s anti-globalism rhetoric. The post APEC vows to promote free trade over protectionism appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
South Korea rejects Google’s request to use mapping data
South Korea has rejected Google’s request to use local mapping data in the company’s global maps service in a highly awaited deliberation that divided the country for months. The land ministry said Friday that concerns about national security outweighed benefits from exporting the country’s mapping data to Google, a unit ...
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Giappone
Trump win gives Kuroda breathing room, ex-BOJ executive says
Donald Trump’s election win has given Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda room to breathe by easing concerns that the yen will strengthen, a former BOJ executive says. The BOJ can remain on hold unless the yen strengthens past 100 against the dollar, a possibility that is “pretty much gone” ...
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Cina Giappone
With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership
China will position itself as free trade’s new champion at an Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, with the Communist government seeking to project economic leadership as the Trans-Pacific Partnership languishes under President-elect Donald Trump. Beijing aims to capitalize on the Trump-induced coma of the U.S.-led Pacific Rim trade pact, with President ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Wellington landlords warned about building safety as confusion continues over CBD
Private landlords in Wellington's central business district have been warned they must be more upfront about the condition of their buildings, as closures continue to create concern about the state of the city.
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USA
WHO welcomes global health funding for malaria vaccine
Source: World Health Organization Country: WorldThe vaccine will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Funding is now secured for the initial phase of the programme and vaccinations are due to begin in 2018.17 NOVEMBER 2016 | GENEVA - The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in ...
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Yemen
Yemen ceasefire fails on first day as clashes in Taiz claim 21 lives
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: YemenFighting has been intense in Taiz over recent days, and the hospitals on both sides of the front-line have received a continuous influx of war-wounded civilians and fighters.On Thursday 17 November, the first day of the newly announced ceasefire in Yemen, after intense clashes 76 war-wounded ...
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USA Kenya
FactCheck: Has Kiambu County Doubled its Revenue to Sh4.7 billion?
Has Kiambu County Doubled its Revenue to Sh4.7 billion? Or is this just an exaggeration as local leaders claim? Several articles, including this one published in the Star have reported claims made by the Kiambu Governor, William Kabogo, that the county has increased it’s revenue collection to Sh4.7 billion. This ...
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Kenya
Don’t be shaken by men like Miguna, Passaris tells women
Esther Passaris has urged women not to be discouraged by men out to discredit them while going for leadership positions. Miguna Miguna has dismissed a video clip of an exchange with her during KTN’s Jeff Koinange Live Show on Wednesday night. In the clip the Nairobi governor aspirant is shouting ...