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Giappone Vietnam Myanmar
Japan’s IHI inaugurates heavy concrete factory joint venture in Myanmar
IHI Corp. held an opening ceremony Sunday for its heavy concrete factory in Myanmar, becoming the first Japanese plant producing pre-stressed concrete products in Southeast Asia’s newest emerging market. The Tokyo-based heavy industry company, in partnership with Myanmar’s Construction Ministry, opened the $12.2 million facility in the Myaungdagar Steel Industrial ...
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Giappone
Think tanks expect Japan’s GDP rose 2% in January-March
The economy is projected to have grown at an annualized rate of 2.0 percent in the January-March period from the previous quarter in price-adjusted real terms, according to the average estimate of 10 private-sector think tanks. Gross domestic product is projected to mark the fifth straight quarter of expansion, led ...
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Giappone Australia
Chinese investment in Australia surges 11.7% as deals hit record
Chinese investment in Australia surged 11.7 percent last year to 15.4 billion Australian dollars ($11.5 billion) amid booming demand for agricultural assets and infrastructure, according to a report released Monday. A record 103 deals were signed with Chinese companies in 2016, with 76 percent of those reached with private firms, ...
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USA Giappone
Japan takes leadership role in bringing TPP back from dead after U.S. pullout
The nation’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Monday expressed Tokyo’s readiness to take the initiative in talks on the future of the deal following the United States’ withdrawal. “Japan is willing to assume a leading role to help the (remaining) 11 countries unite and find ...
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Giappone
BOJ fears housing bubble amid surging loans to build apartment buildings
The Bank of Japan is keeping a wary eye on the steep growth of bank loans to finance the construction of apartment buildings and other rental homes. The BOJ is concerned that the active lending may cause an oversupply of rental homes and an increase in vacancies, resulting in defaults ...
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Cina Giappone
Jewelers in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture boosting sales in Asia
Yamanashi Pref. Small and medium-size jewelry makers in Yamanashi Prefecture are expanding their sales in other parts of Asia on the back of growing demand, with their techniques and designs hailed widely in China and elsewhere in the region. The area’s jewelry industry has prospered in part because of the ...
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Giappone
Labor shortage prompts grudging turn to permanent jobs
The tightest labor market in decades is showing signs of reversing a long shift toward the hiring of temporary workers. The number of full-time permanent workers in Japan is rising for the first time since the global financial crisis, outpacing growth in temporary jobs over the past two years. “The ...
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Giappone
Government to boost export target for Japanese broadcast content to ¥50 billion by 2020
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will increase the target for Japan’s annual broadcast program exports to ¥50 billion by fiscal 2020, according to informed sources. Exports of Japanese programs, including anime and drama series, have been surging. In fiscal 2015 their value jumped 58.0 percent from the previous year ...
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Uruguay
Benz Korea aims to sell over 60,000 units this year
Mercedes-Benz aims to sell a record high of over 60,000 units in South Korea this year, posting double-digit sales growt
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Portogallo
Relembrar Abril, Pensando o Futuro
Portugal tem um grande entrave à atracção do investimento: o não funcionamento da Justiça. É um problema estudado e re-estudado de que tanto se fala, mas onde pouco se progride.