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Nigeria
Con campaña buscan acabar con el comercio informal
Con una caminata de concientización, el municipio provincial de Arequipa busca que la población tome conciencia sobre los peligros del comercio ambulatorio. Según José Narro, subgerente de Desarrollo Económico, los productos que ofertan los ambulantes pueden atentar contra la salud de los arequipeños, al no tener ningún control. Asimismo, indica que ...
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Giappone
NTT Docomo app update will allow police to track phone’s location
Mobile carrier NTT Docomo said Wednesday that users who update its app, which currently enables users to track down lost phones, will thereby allow the carrier to provide location information to investigative authorities without informing them. Earlier this month, NTT Docomo said five smartphone models, some of which are already ...
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors books ¥19.1 billion charge over fuel efficiency scandal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Wednesday added a ¥19.1 billion special loss to its fiscal 2015 earnings due to the recent fuel efficiency manipulation scandal. The automaker is expected to provide compensation for gas expenses to owners who purchased the cars in question and will also return government-sponsored rebates for environmentally-friendly cars. ...
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Giappone
Dollar firmer above ¥110 in Tokyo
The dollar gained ground to rise above ¥110 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, chiefly aided by higher stock prices in Japan and abroad. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.03-03, up from ¥109.53-53 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.1145-1146, down from $1.1182-1182, and at ¥122.63-65, ...
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Giappone
Japan an alluring target for Standard Bank ATM thieves
Criminals who stole millions of dollars from automatic teller machines across Japan in a three-hour spree probably chose the country because banks consider it a low fraud risk, security experts say. The gang used counterfeit Standard Bank credit cards to withdraw ¥1.4 billion in 14,000 transactions from ATMs at 7-Eleven ...
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Giappone
Toyota to invest in Uber, offer leasing to drivers
Toyota Motor Corp. said it is making a strategic investment in Uber Technologies Inc. as automakers race to align themselves with the fast-growing ride-hailing industry. The companies will also work together on offering auto leases to Uber drivers. The investment is small, and Toyota has no interest in taking a ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks jump on yen’s fall, higher U.S. market
Stocks staged a rebound on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shored up by the yen’s drop against the dollar and an overnight rise in U.S. equities. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 258.59 points, or 1.57 percent, to end at 16,757.35. On Tuesday, the key market gauge fell 155.84 points. ...
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USA Giappone
Sony climbs as games outlook makes up for earthquake damage
Sony Corp. shares rose as investors ignored a weak profit forecast, looking instead to the company’s long-term prospects in entertainment and sensors needed for driverless cars and other emerging products. In New York, shares rose even after the company issued an annual profit outlook that fell short of analysts’ estimates ...
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Giappone
Nomura cuts executive pay to three-year low as Daiwa backs 9.2% increase
Nomura Holdings Inc. cut pay for its top executives by 18 percent to the lowest level in three years after profit at Japan’s biggest brokerage slumped and losses abroad swelled. The seven executives, including Chief Executive Officer Koji Nagai, were awarded an average of ¥166.4 million in base salary, bonuses ...
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Giappone
Toyota to build new plant in Malaysia
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will build a new plant in Malaysia to meet the future domestic vehicle demand expected to increase in line with the country’s economic growth. Toyota plans to start operations at the new plant in early 2019, with its annual production capacity expected to be ...