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Giappone
In Giappone si dimette il ministro dell’economia per uno scandalo di corruzione.
In Giappone si dimette il ministro dell’economia per uno scandalo di corruzione. Il ministro dell’economia Akira Amari ha annunciato le sue dimissioni dopo le accuse di aver accettato tangenti da una società edile.
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Giappone
Government approaches Hon Hai about Sharp tie-up, not outright rescue
The government and a state-backed fund have approached Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. proposing a tie-up with Sharp Corp., sources said Wednesday. The move is seen as an attempt by the government to nudge Sharp into accepting a rescue plan by the fund, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, while ...
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Giappone
Artificial intelligence predicts BOJ policy on hold this week
The list of areas in which the machines are beating humans can now be expanded to include predicting the Bank of Japan’s next moves. As analysts search for portents as to whether the BOJ will follow the European Central Bank in pursuing still more monetary stimulus, those at Credit Suisse ...
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Tokyo stocks end lower before BOJ policy meeting
Stocks shed earlier gains to close lower in thin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, with investors retreating to the sidelines to see the results of the Bank of Japan’s two-day monetary policy meeting through Friday. The Nikkei lost 122.47 points, or 0.71 percent, to end at 17,041.45. ...
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Giappone
OECD countries to cooperate against tax avoidance by major corporations
More than 30 OECD countries signed an agreement Wednesday to share information about multinationals in a push to boost transparency following public anger over large corporations playing the system to lower their tax bills. Under the new rules, multinationals will have to report country by country how much they make ...
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Cina Giappone
Chinese man stole protected seeds major U.S. firms
A Chinese man pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Wednesday to stealing patent-protected corn seed from agribusiness giants Monsanto and DuPont to take back to China for commercial use. Robert Mo Hailong, 46, participated in a plot to steal inbred corn seeds from the two U.S. companies so that his ...
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Giappone
Game over? Computer beats human champ in complex strategy challenge
In a milestone for artificial intelligence, a computer has beaten a human champion at a strategy game that requires “intuition” rather than brute processing power to prevail, its makers said Wednesday. Dubbed Alphago, the system honed its own skills through a process of trial and error, playing millions of games ...
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EU fines Mitsubishi, Hitachi units €138 million over auto parts cartel
The European Union fined Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday a total of around €137.8 million (¥18.05 billion)after finding that the two Japanese firms had participated in a cartel over the sale of auto parts. Denso Corp. was also part of the action that coordinated prices in Europe ...
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Giappone
Oil wealth a blessing, energy dependence a curse for Russia’s economy
Abundant oil and gas deposits have been a blessing for Russia, but they now feel like a curse as low prices propel the country into a deep economic crisis that shows no signs of abating. The ruble fell to a record dollar low this past week as global crude prices ...
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Japan state fund approaches Hon Hai about tie-up with revived Sharp
The government and a state-backed fund have made a proposal to Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. about a potential tie-up with Sharp Corp. after the fund’s envisioned investment in the ailing Japanese electronics maker, sources said Wednesday. The move is seen as an attempt by the government, wishing to ...