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Giappone
Government to back AI technology development in medical, production sectors
The government plans to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology in cooperation with other entities for use in medical, manufacturing and other sectors to mitigate the expected labor shortages that will result from an aging society, officials said Friday. The public-private initiative will involve 20 firms and research institutions ...
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Giappone
As Japanese bond investors hunt yields, hurricanes may be worth the risk
Japan’s bond investors are so desperate for yield that more and more of them are putting money in notes from insurers whose value can be wiped out by unexpectedly strong hurricanes or earthquakes. Catastrophe bonds in the U.S. yield 3.3 percent on average, a Swiss RE AG index shows, beating ...
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Giappone
Japan manufacturers’ mood at lowest since 2013: poll
Japanese manufacturers’ mood soured in August to its lowest since 2013, when the central bank embarked on aggressive monetary easing, a poll has shown, reflecting the pain caused by a rising yen and highlighting the huge task facing policymakers to generate growth. The Reuters Tankan, which tracks the Bank of ...
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Giappone
Japan preps ¥3 trillion injection to expedite JR Tokai maglev project by eight years
The government is poised to offer ¥3 trillion ($29.6 billion) in loans to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) in an attempt to expedite high-speed maglev services between Tokyo and Osaka by up to eight years, government sources said. Under the plan — which involves amending the law to legalize ...
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Giappone
JAL to offer Shiseido Parlour meals on Hawaii flights
Japan Airlines will offer in-flight meals created by Shiseido Parlour Co. on flights bound for Honolulu starting Sept. 1. The one-year campaign will target premium economy and economy class passengers aboard flights departing from three Japanese international airports, the airline said Thursday. The autumn menu will include beef stew, bacon ...
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Giappone
Record ¥1.2 trillion splurge by JBIC reflects scramble for overseas assets
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation made overseas investments and loans totaling ¥1.2 trillion from April to June, its highest ever for the quarter, it was learned Friday. The sum is more than six times the level a year earlier, reflecting active lending for mergers and acquisitions by Japanese companies ...
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Senegal
CEDEAO Évaluation : Le Tec améliore les recettes fiscales
EVALUATION Application du Tarif extérieur commun Amélioration des recettes fiscales Apres dix-huit mois d’application, les premières conclusions sur le Tarif extérieur commun (Tec) de la Cedeao sont satisfaisantes. Selon le Président de la Commission de la Cedeao, Marcel Souza, le Tec a abouti globalement à une amélioration des recettes fiscales. Dix-huit mois ...
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Senegal
Eliminatoires CAN U 17 : Les Cadets reçoivent les Tunisiens avec un avantage, ce samedi
Dakar, 19 août (APS) – L'équipe du Sénégal des moins de 17 ans, vainqueur 3-2 de celle de la Tunisie en manche aller du second tour des éliminatoires de la CAN de la catégorie est en pole position pour la manche retour prévue ce samedi et qui est qualificative pour ...
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Senegal
Aïda Ndiongue s'offre la Une des quotidiens
Dakar, 19 août (APS) – La condamnation d'Aïda Ndiongue, jeudi, à un an de prison ferme et la confiscation de ses biens par la Cour suprême dans l'affaire des produits phytosanitaires du Plan Jaxaay est traitée en priorité par les quotidiens parvenus vendredi à l'APS. Dakar, 19 août (APS) –La ...
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Venezuela
Congresista del Frente Amplio afronta investigación por presunta falsedad genérica | VIDEO
El congresista del Frente Amplio, Rogelio Tucto, viene siendo investigado por la fiscalía por el delito de falsedad genérica, y piden cuatro años de cárcel para el parlamentario. PUEDES LEER: Fujimorismo esperará que Zavala responda a cuestionamientos para dar voto de confianza La denuncia de la Fiscalía Provincial de Pachitea señala que Tucto ...