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Giappone
ANA may allow dogs on flights after trial proves a sell-out success
All Nippon Airways Co. is considering launching tours that allow pet dogs to travel in the cabin with their owners. ANA was inspired by the success of a trial charter it conducted in late May. The package tour saw 87 passengers fly with their 44 dogs from Narita airport to ...
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Giappone
Sony, Tepco may bring internet of things into homes
Sony Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are considering teaming up to offer household services based on so-called internet of things technology, subsidiaries of the two firms said Tuesday. Under the envisaged partnership, Sony Mobile Communications Inc. and Tepco Energy Partner Inc. hope to enable customers to control ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp’s new chief says reforms to include results-based pay
The new president of Sharp Corp., Tai Jeng-wu, on Monday revealed details of his plans for the struggling electronics maker, including pledging full-fledged structural reforms. Tai, also the No. 2 man of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which acquired a majority stake in Sharp this month, made the comment ...
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Giappone
GPIF’s stock holdings reveal its hand in nearly everything
Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world’s largest pension fund. The ¥134 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund is the top owner of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Honda Motor Co. and at least 119 other Tokyo-listed firms, according to Bloomberg analysis after ...
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Giappone
Auto sales forecast to rise 1% next year on demand in emerging markets
Global auto sales are expected to rise 1 percent in 2017 from levels this year to nearly 90.59 million vehicles, a research firm has said. The rise will reflect a recovery in demand from Asia and emerging economies in particular. The increase in sales will offset a slump in advanced ...
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USA Giappone Taiwan
Firms plead guilty to price-fixing in U.S.
Two Japanese firms and a Taiwanese company have agreed to plead guilty to fixing prices of electrolytic capacitors sold in the United States and elsewhere, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Rubycon Corp. and Elna Co., both of Japan, and Holy Stone Holdings Co. of Taiwan have also agreed to ...
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Giappone
Beyond war on drugs, Philippines’ Duterte seen setting up economic boom
Less than two months in office, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is getting high marks from the business community for policies that could engineer an economic surge and companies say they are making new investments as a result. While Duterte may be getting headlines for a bloody war against drug dealers ...
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Cina Giappone
Japanese investment in Cambodia rises, but weak infrastructure a problem
It’s not entirely plain sailing, but Japan Inc. is increasingly investing in Cambodia. Japan was the third-largest foreign investor in 2015, with 250 companies setting up shop. China led the field, with 1,055 firms, and South Korea followed, with 278. Japanese investment ranges from imports and exports, tourism, factories, consulting ...
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Giappone Italia
EU must move forward after Brexit, agree Germany, France, Italy
The leaders of the eurozone’s biggest economies held talks on Monday in the aftermath of Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union and said Europe had to turn its back on populists who blamed Brussels for all its problems. Speaking on an aircraft carrier off the Italian island of ...
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UAE's RAKBank sees low-single digit loan growth in 2016
CEO of National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah says borrowing demand remains muted from SMEs