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Fake data scandal in Japan spreads
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Mitsubishi Materials Corp said yesterday that three of its subsidiaries have falsified specification data for products supplied to the aerospace, automotive and electric power industries.
Indonesia sees rise in arrivals
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2017
» JAKARTA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 10.7% to 11.52 million people last year but those from some countries, including Japan, decreased due to concerns over terrorism as well as prevailing economic conditions, according to official data.
Maybe AEC should stand for Asean English Competence
Business, Niall Sinclair, Published on 01/11/2016
» English is not the most spoken primary language in the world; that would be Mandarin Chinese. But when you consider the number of countries where it is either an official language or one in regular use, every other language is a very distant second. More than half of the world's countries use English every day. Ten of those countries, including Thailand, form the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a community of 630 million that has adopted English as its common day-to-day language.
FamilyMart, Circle K Sunkus operator agree to merge
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 16/10/2015
» Tokyo — Japanese convenience store operators FamilyMart Co and Uny Group Holdings Co said yesterday that they have reached a basic agreement to combine their operations in September 2016, putting themselves on course toward creating the country's third-largest retail group by operating revenue.
Japan seeks to boost its rice exports
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 17/03/2015
» Singapore: A Japanese rice export association launched an initiative Monday to boost exports to Singapore, taking advantage of the wealthy city-state's appetite for Japanese cuisine.
Indonesia bidding to lure more Japanese investors
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 25/03/2015
» TOKYO — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on Japanese companies to boost investment in his country, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations eager to bolster its infrastructure to advance regional connectivity.
World Cup ruling looms
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 07/06/2014
» About 2.4 million TrueVisions subscribers are likely to watch all 64 World Cup football matches on its pay TV platform if RS Plc wins its Supreme Administrative Court appeal on Tuesday.