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India Cuba Kenya
[VIDEO] KOT takes on judge Hellen Wasilwa for referring to doctors as 'stinking sewage'
Kenyans on Thursday took on Labour Court judge Hellen Wasilwa after she ordered doctors to end their strike and resume duty. Through a Twitter hashtag #StinkingDoctor, Kenyans accused the judge for comparing the medics to a stinking sewage. In her ruling, Wasilwa gave the doctors a two-week window period to finalise negotiations ...
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Kenya
Joho, MP Nassir allegedly detained at Mombasa Urban police station
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho was allegedly detained at Urban Police station after visiting a relative arrested earlier on Friday. County director of communications Richard Chacha said the Governor was blocked from leaving the station since he went there at midday. Chacha said the relative Joho visited was arrested when officers ...
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Kenya Danimarca
Business News: Kenya in deal with Denmark to revamp shipping sector
Kenya yesterday signed a five-year agreement with Denmark that will see players in the maritime and shipping sector get advanced training. The country could benefit more from other financial investments under this agreement.
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Kenya Danimarca
Business: Kenya in deal with Denmark to revamp shipping sector
Kenya yesterday signed a five-year agreement with Denmark that will see players in the maritime and shipping sector get advanced training. The country could benefit more from other financial investments under this agreement.
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Giappone
USJ to offer two-for-one admission deal to students outside Kansai
The operator of Universal Studios Japan said Friday it will start a special campaign to attract young people from outside the Kansai region. Osaka-based USJ Co. said if groups of three to five students from outside Kansai buy special admission tickets to the amusement park between Feb. 1 and March ...
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Giappone
Honda to revive Civic in Japan after six-year hiatus
Honda Motor Co. will revive the Civic compact line in Japan this summer after a roughly six-year hiatus, the automaker said Friday. Honda, which plans to launch three Civic models including a sedan, aims to enhance its brand power by reviving the popular line. Honda has sold around 24 million ...
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Giappone
Nippon Steel asks rivals to supplement production after fire
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has asked rival makers to help produce steel products as its plant in western Japan remains offline after a fire there last week, a company official said Friday. In addition to drawing on its existing stock and alternative production at three of its other ...
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Giappone
Dollar cuts gains to move around ¥114.70 in late Tokyo
The dollar grew top-heavy and traded around ¥114.70 in Tokyo trading late Friday, after drawing buybacks following its overnight dive triggered by investor disappointment at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s news conference. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥114.70-70, up from ¥114.27-36 at the same time Thursday. The euro was ...
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Cina USA Giappone
China posts worst export fall since 2009 as fears of U.S. trade war loom
China’s massive export engine sputtered for the second year in a row in 2016, with shipments falling in the face of persistently weak global demand and officials voicing fears of a trade war with the United States that is clouding the outlook for 2017. In one week, China’s leaders will ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rebound on buying on dips
Stocks staged a rebound on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, backed by purchases on dips following the previous day’s plunge. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 152.58 points, or 0.80 percent, to end at 19,287.28. On Thursday, the key market gauge tumbled 229.97 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...