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Asia virus latest: Japan business outlook sour, Aussie papers stop printing
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
Salvini's League fails to topple Italy govt in regional vote: exit polls
AFP, Published on 27/01/2020
» BOLOGNA (ITALY) - Italy's populist leader Matteo Salvini appeared to have failed in his bid to win a key regional election and topple the country's fragile coalition government, according to exit polls late Sunday.
Key vote in Italy as Salvini seeks to topple government
AFP, Published on 26/01/2020
» BOLOGNA (ITALY) - Italians vote Sunday in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power.
Amazon revs up auto ambitions with in-car TV, Alexa integration
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» LAS VEGAS: Amazon unveiled plans Monday to be a bigger player in the auto sector, announcing partnerships that will put its Fire TV platform in vehicles and offer more services through its Alexa digital assistant.
US indicts 'Evil Corp' hackers with alleged Russian intelligence ties
AFP, Published on 06/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - A Lamborghini-driving Moscow hacker who called his operation Evil Corp and has ties to the FSB Russian intelligence service was indicted by US authorities Thursday for the cybertheft of tens of millions of dollars.
China slaps new 10% tax on super-luxury cars
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» BEIJING - China has imposed an extra 10 percent tax on ultra-high-end cars costing over 1.3 million yuan ($190,000), the government said, the latest step in a wide crackdown on conspicuous luxury consumption.
New concepts but Paris car show losing va-va-voom
AFP, Published on 27/09/2016
» PARIS - The Paris Motor Show opens this week with promises of groundbreaking electric concept cars from Volkswagen and Opel, but the shine appears to be wearing off what was once a must event for the industry.
Crackdown looms for India's super-rich tax avoiders
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» NEW DELHI - Lamborghini rolled out its new $580,000 supercar onto the streets of India this month, but local millionaires tempted to buy the flashy convertible could hit a bump in the road thanks to the taxman.
Lamborghini revs up record sales to fund new SUV model
AFP, Published on 03/03/2016
» ROME - Lamborghini broke all its financial performance records in 2015 after selling an unprecedented 3,245 models of its luxury sportscars, the Volkswagen-owned Italian group said Thursday.
Volkswagen to start recalls in France in February
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» PARIS - German auto giant Volkswagen, still reeling from its massive pollution cheating scandal, will begin recalling some 940,000 vehicles in France in February, VW Group France President Jacques Rivoal said Sunday.