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USA Vietnam
Apec trade ministers omit protectionism pledge
HANOI - Asia-Pacific trade ministers issued a diluted “actions” statement after a weekend meeting in Vietnam, suggesting further pressure from the United States to avoid explicit pledges to combat protectionism.
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USA
TPP countries keep trade deal alive without US
HANOI - Countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed on Sunday to look at ways to move the trade deal forward without the United States after President Donald Trump pulled out in favour of an "America First" policy.
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USA
Apec trade ministers struggling to finalise joint statement
HANOI - Pacific Rim trade ministers have been struggling to finalise a joint statement in Hanoi at the first meeting that new US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer has attended, Japanese government sources said on Sunday.
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Giappone
Led by Japan, Pacific Rim nations agree to pursue revival of TPP
Trade ministers from Japan and 10 other signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement unite over trying to resuscitate the free trade pact. The post Led by Japan, Pacific Rim nations agree to pursue revival of TPP appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
70% hand over personal data in Fukuoka e-receipt trial
In a surprise, nearly 70 percent of shoppers in a Fukuoka town agreed to provide their names, addresses, purchase histories and other personal information for the government’s first experiment with electronic receipts, it has been learned. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which conducted the trial in March, said ...
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Giappone
SoftBank secures first capital commitment for multibillion-dollar tech fund
SoftBank Group Corp. has secured the first capital commitment to a $100 billion fund organized with Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that would eventually put its founder Masayoshi Son in charge of one of technology’s biggest investment vehicles. The telecom conglomerate is investing $28 billion and has agreements with Saudi ...
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Giappone
Sony eyes autonomous vehicles to sustain profits from chip business
Sony Corp. is betting on self-driving cars as way to boost its semiconductor business and ensure sustainable growth, given the volatility in the smartphone market. The electronics giant has developed a highly sensitive CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras to more precisely interpret signals from traffic lights and tail lamps ...
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Giappone
Eateries refresh uniforms to draw more female staff
Understaffed Japanese restaurants and food chains are trying to make their uniforms more stylish to attract more young female workers. B-R 31 Ice Cream Co., the local franchise of American ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, replaced its uniform in February with a new one designed by Wego Co., an apparel chain ...
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Giappone
Experts question alleged North Korean role in ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack
A couple of things about the “WannaCry” cyberattack are certain. It was the biggest in history, and it is a scary preview of things to come — we are all going to have to get used to hearing the word “ransomware.” But one thing is a lot less clear: whether ...
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Paraguay
Si torbellino se extiende, afectará al comercio
El Grupo Puente (empresa de banca de inversiones) publicó un informe reciente en su portal oficial, en el cual menciona que el impacto del escándalo en Brasil sobre el Paraguay sería limitado en caso de una rápida resolución del conflicto, aunque en caso de que este se extienda podrían verse ...