• Giappone

    Honda profit jumps on cost cuts, absence of recall expenses

    Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a 36 percent jump in profit for October-December on year, shrugging off damage from a strong yen. The automaker also raised its full year forecast. Cost cuts lifted fiscal third quarter profit to ¥168.8 billion ($1.5 billion), up from ¥124.1 billion the previous year. ...

  • Giappone

    Nintendo treading on shaky ground as new mobile game takes ‘gacha’ global

    Nintendo Co. found out with its first smartphone game it’s tough to get people to pay $10 even if the draw is Super Mario. With its second mobile title, the Japanese powerhouse is taking a different approach that is potentially more lucrative — and much more controversial. “Fire Emblem,” available ...

  • Giappone

    Tokyo stocks up modestly on weaker yen

    Stocks closed slightly higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, thanks to a pause in the yen’s strengthening against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 3.62 points, or 0.02 percent, to end at 18,918.20. On Thursday, the key market gauge fell 233.50 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...

  • USA Giappone

    Criticism of Germany puts Trump administration on collision course with EU

    For seven years, the United States has fought to keep the eurozone intact, urging European officials toward action and supporting international bailout programs to keep the 17-nation currency union from cracking apart. That appears to have changed less than two weeks into Donald Trump’s new administration. A sharp shift in ...

  • Malta

    EU summit ends up being 'logistical nightmare for businesses'

    The EU informal summit being held in Malta has ended up being a logistical nightmare for businesses, the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises, GRTU said. It said that although businesses understood that some security considerations were needed, the conditions imposed on them were ridiculous. “Businesses in Republic Street are given not ...

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    Editorial: EU Malta council - Playing with her cuffs

    At the last European Council, the first one she attended, UK Prime Minister Theresa May was left, according to Adam Boulton, all alone and she spent her time playing with her cuffs.Will she do the same at the European Council that is being held today in Malta?So many things have ...

  • Malta

    Minister Vella and President Tajani agree that the EU needs to work for its citizens

    Foreign Minister Dr George W. Vella today held a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani. The discussion focused on the Malta Summit that will be held tomorrow, with migration, security and the future of the European Union being some of the topics discussed.Minister Vella and President ...

  • Malta

    Updated: Knights of Malta acknowledge damage from Vatican showdown

    The Knights of Malta religious order is seeking to move beyond its showdown with the Vatican, even while acknowledging the crisis had hurt donations for its humanitarian work and put into question the future of a conservative cardinal.The senior leadership of the ancient aristocratic order held a press conference Thursday, its ...

  • USA Grecia

    Europe has left crisis firmly behind it – Minister Edward Scicluna

    Minister for Finance Prof Edward Scicluna stated that in spite of the media's attempt at portraying the Euro as if it were in perpetual crisis, the Euro's real crisis is firmly behind it. Speaking at the European Parliament during an inter-parliamentary conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European ...

  • Malta

    Europe must be closer to its people – Simon Busuttil and EP President Antonio Tajani

    Opposition leader Simon Busuttil remarked that newly elected European Parliament (EP) President Antonio Tajani, who visited the Nationalist Party (PN) headquarters today, is a genuine friend and truly understands Malta’s realities. Dr Busuttil praised President Tajani for his recent appointment as President of the EP, and thanked him for his ...