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Cina
Korean firm shuts down battery plant in China: source
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. halted operation of its battery packing plant in China in January as its business suffer
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USA Giappone
Ford recalls 570,000 vehicles in U.S., Europe over engine fire risk, door latch trouble
Ford is recalling more than 570,000 vehicles in North America and Europe to fix separate problems that can cause engine fires and doors to fly open unexpectedly. The recalls will hit the company’s bottom line in the first quarter of this year. Ford said in a Wednesday filing with securities ...
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USA Giappone
Samsung bets on rebound with Galaxy S8 phones, virtual assistant Bixby
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy S8 smartphones, incorporating the virtual assistant Bixby, as the market leader seeks to rebound from a chaotic handset recall and a corruption scandal. The South Korean giant’s mobile chief, DJ Koh, told a New York event the Galaxy S8 and S8+ handsets marked ...
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USA Giappone
American tech icon Westinghouse bet on nuclear, and lost
Westinghouse Electric Co., once synonymous with America’s industrial might, wagered its future on nuclear power — and lost. Now a unit of Japanese technology giant Toshiba Corp., Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy-court protection, citing as much as $10 billion in debt. The move marks the end of a troubled era, which ...
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Giappone
Kirin grants up to 60 days of paid leave for transgender surgery
Kirin Holdings Co. will allow its transgender employees to use up to 60 days of paid vacation to undergo gender-reassignment surgeries, starting as early as this summer, company officials said Wednesday. The major Japanese beverage group hopes the move will help to secure a diverse workforce. Kirin will expand the ...
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Giappone
New negotiator to head Japan’s FTA talks with EU next week
Japan and the European Union will hold working-level talks on a bilateral free trade agreement from April 3 to 5, with Tokyo’s contingent headed by a new chief negotiator, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The latest round of talks in the capital comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council ...
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Nigeria
Montepio Geral melhora prejuízos para 86 milhões em 2016
José Félix Morgado, que já só chama o Montepio de Caixa Económica, acaba de apresentar os resultados de 2016. Destaque para a melhoria da qualidade dos ativos, reforçada pelo facto de terem entrado menos 33,9% de novos contratos de crédito em malparado.
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Nigeria
Nigeria ranks 4th in soft drinks sales worldwide
The Head of Market Development, German Engineering Federation, Mrs Martina Claus, on Wednesday, said Nigeria ranked fourth globally in the volume of soft drink sales recorded in 2016. Claus spoke at the ongoing Third International Trade Exhibition on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing and Packaging in Lagos. She said that the statistics ...
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Nigeria
Senate now a self-serving trade union, says Buhari’s aide
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, on Wednesday chided Senators over their current rift with the Executive, saying they have turned themselves into blackmailers. She said the federal lawmakers have turned themselves into what she called a self-serving trade union that work ...
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Nigeria
RECs confirmation: Name questionable lawmakers, Senate challenges Sagay
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has asked the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), to name the persons with questionable character in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The lawmakers, who took turns to take a swipe at Sagay at the plenary on Wednesday, berated ...