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Cina Giappone
Toyota sold just one Prius in China in December as demand disappears
If you’re reading this in China and you bought a Prius in December, congratulations — you were the only one. While Toyota Motor Corp.’s iconic gas-electric hybrid car continues to sell in other markets almost two decades after the first one was sold in Japan in late 1997, Chinese consumers ...
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Giappone
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda warns low rates may sow seeds of new financial crisis
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday low profitability at financial institutions could sow the seeds of a new financial crisis, offering his strongest warning to date of the demerits of aggressive monetary easing pursued by major central banks. Mergers and consolidation may be among options for financial institutions ...
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Giappone
Souring relations with market puts BOJ’s bold experiment to test
Japan’s attempts to revive anemic consumer spending through unconventional monetary policy have created new problems for the central bank in its daily dealings with financial markets, as rising global yields muddle its efforts to manage local rates. Introduced in September last year, the Bank of Japan’s yield curve control program ...
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Giappone Corea del Sud
Hanjin saga reveals South Korea’s corporate governance flaws
Hanjin Shipping will declare bankruptcy Friday, with the former titan of the global shipping industry and one of South Korea’s powerful family-run “chaebol” finally sinking under billions of dollars of debt. As it heads to a Seoul court to be delivered its last rites, the firm is bereft of assets ...
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Giappone
Toshiba won’t sell chip business before end of fiscal year, source says
Toshiba decides against selling stakes in its chip business for the time being, making it certain the ailing conglomerate will have a negative net worth by the year’s end. The post Toshiba won’t sell chip business before end of fiscal year, source says appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Firms offering posture-promoting chairs enjoy boom in workaholic Japan
Firms offering posture-promoting chairs are becoming increasingly popular in Japan as employers seek to address neck, shoulder and back problems experienced by staff working long hours. In January, major French cheese-maker Bel Japon K.K. introduced new chairs at its office in Tokyo for workers who have to sit at their ...
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Giappone
Swedish supermarket tests lasers to label organic produce in bid to reduce wrapping waste
Something high-tech is happening in the produce aisle at some Swedish supermarkets, where laser marks have replaced labels on the organic avocados and sweet potatoes. Swedish supermarket chain ICA started experimenting in December with “natural branding,” a process that uses low-energy carbon dioxide lasers to remove the pigment from the ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Wellington's beggars using rosters and 'comical gestures' to earn more money
Wellington's beggars are working to a roster system, switching places regularly at begging "hot spots" and employing comical tactics to maximise their earning power, business owners say.
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Portogallo
Universidade de Coimbra adere a estratégia da economia digital
O reitor João Gabriel Silva recebe esta quinta-feira, 16, o secretário de Estado da Indústria, João Vasconcelos, com o qual vai assinar o primeiro protocolo de cooperação para a promoção da iniciativa Indústria 4.0 – Economia Digital.
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Brasile
Policial dá gravata e prende mulher durante motim em batalhão no Rio
A Polícia Militar prendeu três mulheres que faziam manifestação na porta do 7º Batalhão da Polícia Militar (São Gonçalo), na Região Metropolitana do Rio, na manhã desta quarta-feira (15/2). Uma delas foi imobilizada, levando uma "gravata", de um policial à paisana. Imagens que circulam no WhatsApp mostram o momento da ...