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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
— Jackie Chan
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American Airlines buys stake in China Southern Airlines
American Airlines has agreed to pay $200 million for a stake in China Southern Airlines, the biggest of China's three major state-owned carriers, in a bid for a bigger share of the country's growing travel market.American and China Southern will expand commercial cooperation, possibly in sales, airport facilities and code-sharing, the Chinese airline said in an ...
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February exports lift Japan’s trade surplus to largest in seven years
Japan posted a trade surplus of ¥813.4 billion ($7.29 billion) in February, the largest in nearly seven years, as exports to China showed solid growth, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Sharp gains in shipments of car parts to China and electronics parts to Hong Kong helped lift overall exports, which ...
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FIRST Word with Gloria Camilleri
You will never find me... having a siesta or using a microwave.The best invention is... the mobile phone!One thing that makes me happy is... spending quality time with my 13 year old son, Jake. My favourite space in my house is... my garden. I’m an outdoor person, so it is definitely my ...
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In Cina giro di vite sui libri per bambini prodotti in occidente
In Cina giro di vite sui libri per bambini prodotti in occidente. Secondo il South China Morning Post, gli editori cinesi hanno ricevuto l’ordine dal governo della repubblica popolare di ridurre il numero di libri illustrati per bambini di origine straniera. Il mercato cinese dei libri per bambini è in ...
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Italian menu on Cathay; Delta nabs award; Regional fare on ANA
Italian menu on Cathay Cathay Pacific has partnered with Tosca, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Hong Kong, to launch an in-flight menu promotion for its first- and business-class passengers on select long-haul flights departing Hong Kong until April 30. Dishes on the menu include octopus terrine, lemon and parsley salad; ...
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Kolon Sets up Joint Venture with China's No. 3 Sportswear Maker
Kolon Group is set to expand its presence in the Chinese market by establishing a joint venture with a local sportswear maker Anta. Kolon Sports, an outdoor brand unit of Kolon Industries FnC, announced on February 23 that it will establish a joint venture with China's Anta to make bigger forays ...
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Rare tortoises saved from smugglers make zoo debut
Four endangered tortoises who were rescued from smugglers have gone on show in the UK for the first time. The ploughshare tortoises were sent to Chester Zoo in 2012 after they were confiscated by customs officials in Hong Kong in 2009. The four were part of a shipment of 13 tortoises smuggled ...
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Tycoon's disappearance keeps HK on edge
HONG KONG: The mysterious disappearance from Hong Kong of Xiao Jianhua, a China-born billionaire, has sent a chill through mainland business circles linked to the territory, and some are even looking to move their assets, say financiers, lawyers and Chinese businessmen.
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La globalizzazione prudente di Pechino
Ho un amico cinese che fa l’analista economico per un grande istituto di ricerca di Hong Kong. Quando il 23 gennaio Donald Trump ha disdetto con una firma la Transpacific partnership (Tpp), l’accordo di libero scambio tra i paesi affacciati sul Pacifico messo faticosamente in piedi dall’amministrazione Obama, gli ho ...
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Top regulator meets global investors in Hong Kong
A key South Korean financial regulator has made a pitch for the South Korean economy on a visit to Hong Kong, his office
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Lotte, Shilla mulling Hong Kong Airport bid
Korea‘s two largest duty-free operators are mulling bids to run outlets at Hong Kong International Airport, according to
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Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies
Clare Hollingworth, a British war correspondent who was the first to report the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday. She was 105.The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong announced her death, calling her a beloved member with a ...
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McDonald's sells control of China business
Hong Kong/Beijing: McDonald's Corp agreed to sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong operations to a group of investors for about $1.7 billion, a key component of the fast-food giant's reorganisation in a market where it's struggling to catch up with more nimble rivals.
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McDonald’s sells China operations for $2.08 bln
U.S. fast-food giant McDonald’s will sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong business for up to $2.08 billion to a consortium including state-owned Citic and the Carlyle Group, it was announced on Jan. 9
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McDonald’s sells China operations for $2.08 bn
US fast-food giant McDonald’s will sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong business for up to $2.08 billion to a consortium including state-owned Citic and the Carlyle Group, it was announced Monday. The deal is part of an international turnaround plan as McDonald’s struggles with sluggish growth ...
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McDonald's si espande in Cina e a Hong Kong
(Teleborsa) - McDonald's cede una quota d controllo del suo franchising in Cina e ad Hong Kong ad un consorzio composto da Citic Group e Carlyle Group. Nel dettaglio, spiega il...
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China’s choices narrowing as it burns through forex reserves to support yuan
As China’s foreign exchange reserves threaten to tumble below the critical $3 trillion mark, the biggest fear for investors is not whether Beijing can continue to defend the yuan but whether it will set off a vicious cycle of more outflows and currency depreciation. Data this week is expected to show ...
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KQ targets business travellers in codeshare deal with Hong Kong
National carrier Kenya Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Hong Kong Airlines increasing its frequency between Nairobi and Hong Kong to daily flights with an eye on the growing trade between the two cities.
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Fiscalità Internazionale
Quali sono i 15 paradisi fiscali più aggressivi del mondo?
Ormai è un dato di fatto: la “battaglia delle tasse” sta contagiando anche i Paesi dell'Unione europea. Olanda, Irlanda, Lussemburgo e Cipro sono infatti entrati nella classifica dei 15 paradisi fiscali societari più aggressivi del mondo, secondo l'ultimo rapporto di Oxfam, dal titolo - appunto - “Tax Battles”. I 15 paradisi ...
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NDLEA Arrests 2 Suspects At MMIA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an importer of electronics on his way to Hong Kong for ingesting cocaine. Another suspect who lives in Athens, Greece was also apprehended in connection with unlawful possession of wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine. The arrests ...
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Japan trading house Itochu to invest in top offshore wind farm in Germany
Major trading house Itochu Corp. will invest in one of the largest German offshore wind farms jointly with a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese state-backed conglomerate CITIC Group Corp. Itochu said Tuesday that it and Hong Kong-based CITIC Pacific Ltd. have agreed to acquire from a Danish pension fund a ...