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Giappone
Machinery orders rise in March for second straight month
Japan’s private-sector core machinery orders gained 1.4 percent in March from the previous month, up for the second consecutive month, helped by solid demand in the manufacturing sector that offset weakness in the nonmanufacturing sector, government data showed Wednesday. The orders, excluding those for ships and from utilities because of ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks fall back on yen’s rise
Stocks turned lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, dragged down by the yen’s ascent against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 104.94 points, or 0.53 percent, to finish at 19,814.88. On Tuesday, the key market gauge gained 49.97 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down ...
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USA Giappone
Alleging unfair prices, U.S. to slap duties on steel rebar from Japan
The U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday it has decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on imports of steel reinforcement bar from Japan after concluding that it was sold at unfair prices in the United States. Following the final decision reached by the department, Japanese exporters, including Jonan Steel and ...
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Giappone
U.S. said ‘likely’ to expand laptop ban in airliner cabins beyond Europe
The U.S. is considering expansion of a ban on laptops in airliner cabins on flights not only from Europe but from other regions as well, as objections against any broader restrictions mounted. U.S. anti-terror officials are looking at other areas “not solely Europe,” David Lapan, a spokesman for the Department ...
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USA Giappone
Hyundai engineer blows whistle on ‘chaebol’ culture
South Korean engineer Kim Gwang-ho flew to Washington last year to do something he never dreamed he would: report alleged safety lapses at Hyundai Motor Co., his employer of 26 years, to U.S. regulators. Citing an internal report from Hyundai’s quality strategy team to management, Kim told the U.S. National ...
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Giappone
Canada adopts passenger bill of rights so no one is yanked off overbooked flight
No one who has bought a ticket for a domestic or international flight in Canada will be allowed to be removed because of overbooking under a new passenger bill of rights, the transportation minister announced Tuesday. Minister Marc Garneau said the shoddy treatment of air passengers outlined in recent news ...
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Giappone
France Bed unveils robot baby for dementia patients
Japanese furniture maker France Bed Co. said Tuesday that it has developed a robot baby for people with dementia. The realistic-looking robot cries and laughs like a real baby when its hands and feet are touched. The product is expected to invigorate patients’ emotional expression and sparks communication, according to ...
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Vietnam
Samsung Group eyes jump in Vietnam sales
South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group expects sales of Samsung Electronics Co. and three other units in Vietnam t
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USA
[Exclusive] Samsung’s hotel technology business slows in Korea, turns to US, Europe
Samsung Electronics is spurring efforts to apply its hospitality management technology in hotels overseas, including tho
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Corea del Sud
Seoul shares down 0.14% in late-morning trade
South Korean stocks traded 0.14 percent lower late Wednesday morning, led by losses in brokerage and utility firms, anal