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Giappone
Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal
Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas exports. The Central Asian desert nation of 5 million has a strict visa policy and only attracts ...
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USA Giappone
Tens of thousands protest in Europe against trans-Atlantic trade deals
Tens of thousands of people protested in European cities on Saturday against planned free trade deals with the United States and Canada that they say would undermine democracy and lower food safety, environmental and labor standards. Organizers — an alliance of environmental groups, labor unions and opposition parties — said ...
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Giappone
Embattled air-bag maker Takata planning bidder shortlist by next month
Takata Corp., the embattled Japanese air-bag supplier that’s put itself up for sale after triggering the auto industry’s biggest safety recall, aims to shortlist two to three candidates by October, according to people familiar with the process. Bidders for Tokyo-based Takata have been asked to submit their proposals by early ...
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Cina
Korea is losing export competitiveness: report
South Korea is losing export competitiveness in the major industrial sectors as China is catching up fast in the technol
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Giappone
As Japan ages, Tokyo eyes doubling foreign workforce
IMMIGRATION policies being considered by the Abe administration could result in a doubling of foreign workers in Japan, which is struggling with an ageing society and a dwindling labor force. The post As Japan ages, Tokyo eyes doubling foreign workforce appeared first on Asian Correspondent.
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Canada
La Maison des PME canadiennes va ouvrir une école des mines au Sénégal (PDG)
Montréal (Canada), 17 sept (APS) – Le président-directeur général (PDG) de la Maison des Petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) canadiennes, Michel Dubé, a annoncé, samedi, à Montréal (Canada), la construction prochaine d'une école des mines au Sénégal en perspective de l'exploitation minière dans le pays, a appris l'envoyé spécial de ...
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Nigeria
18 Nigerians Pilgrims Died in Hajj 2016 — NAHCON
Eighteen Nigerians died in Saudi Arabia during the just concluded 2016 Hajj, according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The victims were from Kwara, Kogi, Bauchi, Taraba, Niger, Kaduna and the FCT. There were foreign-based Nigerian pilgrims as well. The head of NAHCON’s medical team, Ibrahim Kana, said ...
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Giappone
Government to probe suspected kickbacks undercutting official prices of imported rice
The government will investigate a suspected scheme undercutting the official price for imported rice, farm minister Yuji Yamamoto said Friday. The post Government to probe suspected kickbacks undercutting official prices of imported rice appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Kenya
Business News: Poll: Central Bank of Kenya to retain interest rates until November
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will wait until November before trimming 0.5 per cent from its benchmark interest rate
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Kenya
Business News: Kenya among thriving economies despite external shocks, says report
Kenya is one of the few African countries with a stable economic growth even as Africa faces headwinds including a plunge in commodity prices, according to a new report.