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India
Forex reserves up by $2.539 billion to $355.947 billion
The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $2.539 billion to touch an all-time high of $355.947 billion in the week ended March 18, on account of rise in foreign currency assets (FCAs), the Reserve Bank said.
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India
Now, Tata moves yet another firm out of Bengal
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Giappone
In Japan, all other fruits bow to the top banana
Everything you wanted to know about Japan's lingering love affair with bananas but were afraid to ask. The post In Japan, all other fruits bow to the top banana appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone Myanmar
Japan-backed Myanmar stock exchange opens trading
Myanmar’s first stock exchange, which was set up with Japanese support, officially started trading Friday, more than three months after its official opening, though only one listed company was available for transactions. On the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), First Myanmar Investment (FMI) hit a closing value of 31,000 kyats (around ...
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Giappone
Microsoft apologizes for offensive tirade by its ‘chatbot’
Microsoft is “deeply sorry” for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the “chatbot” it launched this past week, a company official wrote on Friday, after the artificial intelligence program went on an embarrassing tirade. The bot, known as Tay, was designed to become “smarter” as more users interacted ...
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Giappone
U.K. newspaper The Independent sends final edition to print, moves to digital only
Staffers at The Independent sent their final edition to the printing presses on Friday before the 30-year-old British newspaper becomes available only in digital format. Journalists posted footage online of the team “banging ourselves out” — an old tradition of banging the desks to mark the departure of a colleague. ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp, Hon Hai likely to sign rescue deal Thursday
Sharp Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. are in the final stages of talks on signing an agreement Thursday to rescue the struggling electronics maker, informed sources said. Sharp’s board plans to meet Wednesday to accept a cut of some ¥100 billion in the capital injection proposed by Taiwan’s ...
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Bolivia Ecuador Paraguay
El papa recuerda en Via Crucis a quienes sufren, como los refugiados - El Nuevo Diario
El papa presidió hoy el Via Crucis de Viernes Santo en el Coliseo romano y recordó a los cristianos perseguidos o a los refugiados pero clamó también contra quienes generan sufrimiento, como los curas pederastas o los terroristas. Francisco, con una oración, hizo referencia al significado de la cruz que, en ...
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Oman
Oman chases investments in $800m Urban City project
Oman Tourism Development Company presents to 500 investors on Madinat Al Irfan Urban City project
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USA
Dubai seeks new investments on tour of US cities
Trade mission including Dubai FDI, Dubai Exports on tour of Orlando, Dallas, Denver, and San Francisco