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Giappone
Amid key U.S., European challenges, Ghosn looks to steering alliance over bumpy road ahead
Nissan Motor Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn decided to switch his focus to managing the company’s alliance with Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as political challenges mount in the U.S. and European markets. Ghosn, also serving as chairman and CEO of Renault and chairman of Mitsubishi ...
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Giappone
Realtors say Tokyo’s housing boom fading as sales to Chinese slow
Evidence is mounting that Tokyo’s housing boom is nearing an end. In the Kachidoki area facing Tokyo Bay, home to the city’s hottest market given its proximity to venues for the 2020 Olympic Games, real estate broker Hayato Jo has a wall full of notices of apartments for sale, with ...
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Cina Taiwan Hong Kong
Kolon Sets up Joint Venture with China's No. 3 Sportswear Maker
Kolon Group is set to expand its presence in the Chinese market by establishing a joint venture with a local sportswear maker Anta. Kolon Sports, an outdoor brand unit of Kolon Industries FnC, announced on February 23 that it will establish a joint venture with China's Anta to make bigger forays ...
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Foreigners Made 13.7 Tril. Won Credit Card Purchases in Korea
The amount of credit card purchases made by foreigners in Korea was 13.7 trillion won, up 32 percent from the previous year. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute published a report "2016 Foreign Credit Card Spending Analysis" on February 23.By individual country ...
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USA
Moody's: Global economy to expand in 2017, but shifting US policies inject uncertainty; Chinese growth slows
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Rare tortoises saved from smugglers make zoo debut
Four endangered tortoises who were rescued from smugglers have gone on show in the UK for the first time. The ploughshare tortoises were sent to Chester Zoo in 2012 after they were confiscated by customs officials in Hong Kong in 2009. The four were part of a shipment of 13 tortoises smuggled ...
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USA Giappone
Japan starts weekend early to improve work-life balance
A new initiative to promote a better work-life balance has been introduced in Japan, meaning it was not business as usual for some employees on Friday. As the clock reached 3pm, about 100 office workers raised champagne glasses in a cafe in the middle of Tokyo's central business district to toast ...
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Regno Unito
Horse saved by firefighters after plunging nine metres down Scottish cliff
A horse has been rescued by firefighters after it fell up to nine metres down a cliff. Crews were called to the scene north of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland. Around 30 firefighters - including rope rescue specialists and a heavy rescue unit - pulled the female horse to safety in an operation ...
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England champions Leicester fire Ranieri as relegation looms
Masterminding one of the greatest upsets in sporting history wasn't enough for Claudio Ranieri to keep his job at Leicester.Ranieri was fired by Leicester on Thursday, nine months after the 65-year-old Italian manager guided the club to the English Premier League title at preseason odds of 5,000-1.Leicester's Thai owners took the drastic measure with ...
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USA Malta
Updated: UHM says ‘difficult’ BA Chairperson ‘intimidating, bullying’ staff, management
Broadcasting Authority Chairperson Tanya Borg Cardona’s “difficult” character “sometimes manifests itself in intimidation and bullying with the staff and the management,” UHM Voice of the Workers said in a statement this evening. The union said “both staff and management are finding it very difficult and too stressful to work with ...