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Messico
Acciona Energía se adjudica su primera planta fotovoltaica en México
La española Acciona Energía se adjudicó hoy, en consorcio con la empresa mexicana Tuto Energy, una planta de energía fotovoltaica que supondrá su primera incursión en la nación latinoamericana en este tipo de energía.
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Costa Rica
Sector de franquicias genera cerca de 30,000 empleos en Costa Rica
La Cámara de Comercio de Costa Rica y el Centro Nacional de Franquicias (Cenaf) anunciaron que el sector de franquicias genera 29.914 empleos directos en el país.
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Nicaragua
Volumen del comercio de divisas en Nicaragua creció 6.5% en últimos 12 meses
Los volúmenes de compras y ventas de divisas en el mercado cambiario de Nicaragua aumentaron un 6.5 % de septiembre de 2015 a agosto de 2016, en comparación con el mismo período de 2015, informó hoy el Banco Central.
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Giappone
Japan Inc. paying more, but low wages for temporary staff underscore two-track jobs sector
Average earnings in the private sector increased ¥54,000 in 2015 from the year before to ¥4,204,000, up for the third year in a row, the National Tax Agency said Wednesday. The increase appears to reflect an improving jobs sector, such as an increase in the ratio of job offers to ...
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Giappone
Takata selling auto interiors unit to Piston Group as recall costs mount
Troubled air bag maker Takata Corp. is selling its automotive interior trim and seating material operation, raising cash as its inflator recall costs continue to mount. The Japanese company is selling Pontiac, Michigan-based Irvin Automotive Products to Piston Group, an auto parts supplier run by former Detroit Pistons guard Vinnie ...
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USA Giappone
MRJ reaches U.S. after two false starts
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., the builder of Japan’s first domestically made passenger jet, said its first test aircraft arrived in the U.S. after two aborted attempts last month, and is ready to start certification testing. The plane arrived at Grant County International Airport at Moses Lake, Washington, at 5:44 p.m. local ...
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Giappone
Fove Inc. to debut VR goggles that track eyeball movements
Virtual reality is on the cusp of becoming mainstream, but one startup in Japan is betting the technology won’t really succeed unless it cracks a critical piece of the puzzle: human eyeballs. Fove Inc. is introducing the world’s first commercially available VR goggles equipped with tiny infrared cameras to follow ...
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USA Giappone
Japanese convenience stores are storming into Asia, where demand is strong for nation’s service culture
Japan’s convenience store chains are expanding into Asia as a shrinking domestic market hints at saturation. In 2015, Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Lawson Inc., FamilyMart Co. and Ministop Co. had a total of more than 37,000 stores overseas in Asian. The expansion began when Southland Corp. of the United States, the ...
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Giappone
Japan’s top maker of matches to halt production after 77 years
Strike a light! It’s the end of the household match for Kanematsu-NNK Corp., which will cease production at the end of this fiscal year. The nation’s leading maker of household matches said Tuesday that its sole remaining manufacturing line at a plant in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, is now aging and ...
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Giappone
Saudis, GCC can hit back at 9/11 lawsuit bill financially, against U.S. war on terror
Saudi Arabia and its allies are warning that U.S. legislation allowing the kingdom to be sued for the 9/11 attacks will have negative repercussions. The kingdom maintains an arsenal of tools to retaliate with, including curtailing official contacts, pulling billions of dollars from the U.S. economy, and persuading its close ...