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Cina Giappone
Toshiba’s troubled Westinghouse may be strategic fit for China or South Korea
If Toshiba Corp. parts ways with its embattled U.S. nuclear unit, Westinghouse Electric Co., the likely buyer may be a regional neighbor with global ambitions. Westinghouse would be a strategic fit in China or South Korea, which are developing their own reactors for export, according to analysts and academics. The ...
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Giappone
Square to supply credit card readers to 1,200-year-old Mount Koya temple in Wakayama Prefecture
Square Inc. has just scored its oldest customer ever — a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple in central Japan. Visitors to Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be able to buy souvenirs and pay entry fees using Square’s white credit card readers, according to a joint statement ...
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Giappone
Japan, Saudi officials agree to accelerate efforts to realize joint projects
Economy ministers of Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Tuesday to accelerate efforts to implement joint economic projects in the Middle Eastern country, including ones intended to improve business and investment environments there. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko and Adel Fakeih, Saudi Arabia’s minister of economy and planning, confirmed ...
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Giappone
Toshiba mulls sale of majority stake in Westinghouse
Struggling Toshiba Corp. says it is considering selling a majority stake in its U.S. nuclear unit, Westinghouse Electric Co., aiming to stem further losses from the troubled business. The post Toshiba mulls sale of majority stake in Westinghouse appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks dip ahead of Fed policy decision
Stocks fell back slightly Tuesday, with investors waiting for the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting. The Nikkei 225 average lost 24.25 points, or 0.12 percent, to end at 19,609.50. On Monday, the key market gauge gained 29.14 points. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues, finished 2.50 ...
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Giappone
Dollar climbs above ¥115 in late Tokyo trading
The dollar climbed above ¥115 in late Tokyo trading Tuesday after drifting below that level amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of key economic events later this week. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥115.15-16, up from ¥114.67-68 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0638-0639, down from ...
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Nigeria
Reps to probe schools collecting fees in foreign currency
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resolved to probe foreign schools in Nigeria collecting fees in foreign currency. The lower chamber held that the practice was in disregard to Federal Government policy and exploitation of parents. The position of the lawmakers was sequel to a motion by Rep. Emmanuel Agboola ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria to export processed cashew nuts by 2019 – Ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday, said that the country would start processing its raw cashew nuts for export by 2019. Ogbeh made this known at the maiden edition of the 2017 First Bank Agric Expo in Lagos. The expo is tagged: Reinventing Agriculture ...
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Nigeria
Audu Maikori arraigned before a Kaduna Court, granted N100, 000 bail
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Chocolate City’s Chief Executive Officer, Audu Maikori, was on Monday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court One, Ibrahim Taiwo Road on two counts of attempt to incite the general public through false information contrary to Section 24 of Cyber Crime Act Law of the Federation of ...
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Nigeria
Ecologist wants law to ban butchers from exposing meat
An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, has called for legislation to ban butchers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from carrying meat with motorcycles or exposing meat in markets. Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, made the call on Tuesday in an interview with News Agency ...