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Giappone
Nokia resurrects iconic 3310 mobile, with added features
Finnish brand Nokia, a former mobile star, on Sunday launched three new Android smartphones and unveiled a revamped version of its iconic 3310 model more than a decade after it was phased out. Unlike the original, which was known for its sturdiness, the new Nokia 3310 will allow web browsing. ...
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Giappone
15% of Japan’s municipalities see economic improvement: survey
Some 15 percent of Japan’s local governments saw an improvement in economic conditions in their regions from a year earlier, slightly exceeding those seeing a deterioration, according to a recent survey by Kyodo News. The survey suggested a limited number of municipalities have enjoyed an economic boost by successfully attracting ...
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Giappone
Still smarting from Note 7 fiasco, Samsung showcases tablets instead of new flagship phone
Samsung’s product showcase Sunday is notable for what’s missing: a new flagship phone. Instead, Samsung is spotlighting new Android and Windows tablets after delaying the Galaxy S8 smartphone — an indirect casualty of the unprecedented September recall of the fire-prone Note 7 phone. The new tablets will carry the Galaxy ...
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USA Corea del Sud
Shake Shack Burger in Korea tops in global sales
The local unit of a popular US burger maker has stood atop in global sales, only seven months after its launch in Seoul
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USA Nigeria
Experts predict further gain as naira hits 445/dollar
Oyetunji Abioye the naira rose to 445 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Sunday, one week after the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced a new policy measure aimed at boosting foreign exchange supply in the market. The local currency, which had tumbled to 520/dollar last Monday, ...
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Nigeria
Business registration now 60 days — CAC
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Corporate Affairs Commission has consolidated the forms required to incorporate a business in Nigeria. It has, therefore, reduced the number of the forms from seven to one. A statement on Sunday by the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat quoted the Special Adviser to the Commission’s Registrar General, ...
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Nigeria
S’African minister’s comments on xenophobic attacks reprehensible —FG
Adelani Adepegba and Ramon Oladimeji The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on the South African Government to educate its citizens on the contributions of Nigeria to the former apartheid enclave. She noted that Nigeria and South Africa had ...
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Nigeria
16 banks fund $220m with N72b at Forex forwards
With N72 billion, 16 banks funded $220 million Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) allocations under the Forex Forwards policy meant to stabilise the naira, it was learnt yesterday. Banks are calling for bids from retail end-users in preparation for the business travel allowances, school fees and medical bills auction. The ...
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Nigeria
SON seals N5b sub-standard tyres warehouse in Lagos
•Two Chinese arrested Two Chinese are to be prosecuted for their involvement in the importation of fake and substandard tyres worth N5 billion into the country MessrsTaolung Shen and Xu Jing Yao were arrested and their company Sino Nigeria Import and Export Limited’s warehouse in Lagos sealed by the Standards ...
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Nigeria
Fed Govt eyes private capital, boosts spending on infrastructure
The Federal Government aims to raise the proportion of the government spending on infrastructure to 30 percent from 10 percent and to mobilise private capital for additional funding, Finance Minister Mrs Kemi Adeosun said at the weekend. The government plans to spend N7.29 trillion in the year, up from N6.06 ...