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Cina
JD.com, Central in talks for e-commerce venture
China's JD.com Inc is in advanced talks with Central Group to launch an e-commerce joint venture in Thailand with a planned total investment of $500 million (16.7 billion baht), people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Giappone
For foreign companies in Japan, adapting to local culture seen as key to success
Adjusting to culture in Japan is often a challenge for foreign residents. The same goes for foreign companies.Some global retailers have entered the Japanese market ...
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USA
ECB faces gaps in understanding new realities - Draghi
Unconventional monetary policy is a success, but gaps in understanding the relatively new tools remain, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said today, cautioning against hasty policy responses to the new reality. Emphasizing the need for rigorous research, Draghi said central banks need to carefully weigh their policy steps, giving up ...
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USA Ungheria
100 entries and counting for energy sector start-up competition
More than 100 energy sector start-ups have signed up for a competition to access up to €150,000 in funding and professional expertise to get their business off the ground. PowerUp! by InnoEnergy is central Europe's largest competition for start-ups working on solutions in the energy sector. The competition's two previous winners ...
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Malta
MCAST signs Memorandum of Understanding with Crane Currency
MCAST and Crane Currency today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. MCAST and Crane Currency will collaborate to support Crane Currency by training and skilling up its workforce in order to meet the demands of the security printing industry, and develop training packages that are relevant to Crane Currency to address its ...
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Regno Unito
England record-scorer Wayne Rooney ends international career
England record-scorer Wayne Rooney retired from international football on Wednesday after spurning an offer to return to the squad."I believe now is the time to bow out," the former England captain said in a statement. "I will always remain a passionate England fan."A return to form since leaving Manchester United ...
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Malta
Road works cause excessive flooding outside Attard business centre, workers complain
At a business centre in Attard, workers have been left fuming after nearby road works relating to plumbing have caused this morning’s rain to flood the street, creating serious obstacles with running their day-to-day operations.One business owner explained clients are struggling to get in and out of the building while ...
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Malta
PD concerned about government’s low expenditure on public order, safety
Partit Demokratiku is concerned about Malta's low expenditure on public order and safety. In a statement, PD said that the data that was published recently by Eurostat shows that only 1.2% in 2015 of Malta's GDP goes towards financing the police, fire protection service, the courts and the prisons, making ...
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Marocco Malta
Updated (6): Part of ceiling in Rabat church collapses
Part of the ceiling of the Ta’ Giezu church in Rabat collapsed during the night. Nobody was inside the church at the time.Fr Martin Coleiro, the prior of the Franciscan Fathers who run the church, told The Malta Independent that he believes the wooden beams must have given way some time ...
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Giordania
Lokale ondernemers moeten beter beschermd worden
Werkgeversorganisaties pleiten voor het inkorten van de verplichting voor ondernemers om zieke werknemers twee jaar door te betalen. Positief, maar door te focussen op termijnen worden de problemen van het MKB gereduceerd tot de VLZ (Wet verlenging loondoorbetalingsverplichting bij ziekte) terwijl de problematiek binnen het MKB veel verder gaat, schrijft Petra Veninga, ...