06.09.2024 9:46
BYD's new German strategy under scrutiny after August sales slump -
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HAMBURG, Germany -- BYD sold just 218 cars in Germany last month, the transport authority reported on Thursday, days after the Chinese electric vehicle maker announced a revamped distribution strategy in the country.The August figure falls below July's 240, translating to a share of barely 0.1% in Europe's largest auto market. BYD said last week it was buying its distributor in Germany, Hedin Electric Mobility, hoping to expand its sales network there.06.09.2024 10:00Japanese chip equipment firms count on China sales amid U.S. moves to block high-end exports to Beijing Japanese chip equipment providers are increasingly counting on China as their largest source of revenue despite looming U.S. export control pressure. 06.09.2024 10:00UK ‘needs £1tn investment over 10 years to hit economic targets’ To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce findsThe UK needs £1tn of fresh investment over the next decade if the government is to hit its economic growth targ ... 06.09.2024 10:00Battle for Britain’s best brew: budget Asda teabag comes out top Which? crowns Asda Everyday winner of best cuppa 2024 after blind tasting by 79 ‘experienced and committed’ tea drinkersThe battle for the nation’s best brew is usually a face-off between the usual big-brand suspects. But thi ... 06.09.2024 10:00Venezuela’s opposition leader calls for global movement to ‘rescue’ country María Corina Machado wants struggle against Maduro’s ‘criminal tyranny’ to mirror anti-apartheid movementThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has called for a global movement, similar to the international ... 06.09.2024 10:00Housing in Ireland Is Broken Are the thousands of empty properties scattered across the country any kind of solution?06.09.2024 10:02L’avenir en pointillé des Girondins et du stade Matmut Atlantique à Bordeaux Relégué en N2, le club de football historique a été placé en redressement judiciaire. La présidente de Bordeaux Métropole veut éviter la liquidation des Girondins et leur permettre de continuer à jouer au stade Matmut Atlantique.06.09.2024 10:03Tokyo protests to Belarus over TV report accusing Japanese man of spying Japan has lodged a protest with Belarus over a program shown by its state-run broadcaster in which a Japanese man detained by the Eastern European country was accused of engaging in espionage, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
The protest was lodged via the Japanese Embassy in Belarus after a special program about Masatoshi Nakanishi was aired on Thursday night, with the source saying the complaint cited concerns the man's rights had been violated.
Read full story here06.09.2024 10:11Fatal medication mistakes and surgery mix-ups among record number of ‘harm events’ in Victorian hospitals Review of one of Australia’s biggest health systems finds almost five medical errors a day, with some causing deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastF ... 06.09.2024 10:13Guerre en Ukraine : sous pression, Zelensky tente de mobiliser ses alliés en Allemagne POINT SUR LA SITUATION - Le Royaume-Uni va fournir 650 systèmes de missiles à l'Ukraine pour l'aider à renforcer sa défense aérienne dans les prochains mois, a aussi annoncé Londres vendredi.06.09.2024 10:13Seven & i conveys opposition to Alimentation Couche-Tard buyout offer Seven & i Holdings Co. said Friday it has expressed its opposition to Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s takeover bid, saying the offer "grossly undervalues" the major Japanese retailer's value.
In a notification letter addressed to Alimentation Couche-Tard, Seven & i also said the Canadian company has proposed to acquire all of its outstanding shares for $14.86 per share in cash, which could amount to around $38.7 billion.
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China brokerage merger to create new top dog as market flounders -
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HONG KONG -- Two of China's top state-backed brokerages, Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, have announced a plan to merge into what would become the country's largest player, while industry experts anticipate more consolidation.The duo announced the merger late Thursday night in filings to the Hong Kong Exchange. The union, if it goes ahead, will create an institution with total assets of more than 1.620 trillion yuan ($230 billion), overtaking China's current No. 1 brokerage, CITIC Securities, which had 1.495 trillion yuan in assets as of the end of June.06.09.2024 10:15Washington fait pression sur Israël et le Hamas pour un cessez-le-feu à Gaza Le chef de la diplomatie américaine Antony Blinken a confirmé les évaluations américaines selon lesquelles 90% de l'accord était prêt.06.09.2024 10:21Deep divisions in battleground Pennsylvania over proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese company The sale and the possibility it could be nixed is pitting members of the same party — and even the same union — against each other in a key swing state.06.09.2024 10:29Friday briefing: What’s behind the rapid rise of school suspensions in England? In today’s newsletter: Record numbers of pupils are being removed from class, with dire consequences for their attainment levels in later life. But is the pandemic solely to blame for this increase in bad behaviour? • Sign up h ... 06.09.2024 10:33
Supertyphoon Yagi forces Vietnam airport closures, including Hanoi -
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HO CHI MINH CITY/HONG KONG -- A supertyphoon has forced Vietnam to shutter four airports for a day, delaying hundreds of flights around the capital, while also interrupting tourist activities and factories of Apple suppliers and other businesses that have moved supply chains from China. Meanwhile, the same typhoon closed down Hong Kong's stock market on Friday.Vietnam's civil aviation authority, CAAV, said about 240 domestic and 70 international flights would be suspended on Saturday to "ensure absolute safety" and "prevent the impact of the storm on the technical infrastructure."Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said Vietnam had to seize the "golden moment" to prepare for Typhoon Yagi, forecast to hit airports in the cities of Hanoi and Thanh Hoa, the port city of Haiphong and the province of Quang Ninh, location of the UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay and many large factories for companies including Vietnam's electric vehicle maker VinFast, plus Apple suppliers Pegatron and USI.06.09.2024 10:36Taylor Swift sits separate from Brittany Mahomes at Chiefs game amid Trump support controversy Taylor Swift was seen in a different suite than Brittany Mahomes at the Chiefs game on Thursday as Mahomes is currently embroiled ... 06.09.2024 10:54U.S. rolls out new chip-related export controls as China makes industry advances The restrictions cover critical technologies, including quantum computing and semiconductor goods, and is aimed at China and other competitors. 06.09.2024 11:00Albanese government to pay $202m to NT’s Indigenous workers in stolen wages class action It follows similar wage theft class actions in Western Australia, where $165m was awarded, and in Queensland, where $190m was awardedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or dai ... 06.09.2024 11:04
Toyota to slow EV output to 30% below previous 2026 sales forecast -
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NAGOYA -- Toyota Motor plans to significantly slow its production of electric vehicles, cutting its global output forecast for 2026 to 1 million cars, some 30% lower than the previously announced sales forecast for the same year, Nikkei has learned.The Japanese automaker's decision to cut EV production was prompted by the slowdown in the global EV market. Toyota has notified its parts suppliers of the decision.06.09.2024 11:05Incivilités, dépôts sauvages, nuisances... À Nantes, une nouvelle «brigade de l’espace public» installée À partir de lundi, les anciens ASVP vont désormais se promener dans les rues vêtus d’un uniforme siglé «brigade espace public». L’arrivée de voitures radars pour contrôler le stationnement vient faire évoluer leurs missions.06.09.2024 11:12Fire in school dorm in Kenya kills at least 17 students, police say A fire in a school dormitory in central Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said.06.09.2024 11:22Healing Sounds of Hot Springs
Please enjoy the hot springs that bubble up all over Japan with your ears. The fifth installment is Zao Onsen Zenshichinoyu in Yamagata, the capital of the northeastern prefecture of Yamagata.
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Australia's growing housing problem -
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In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss about the housing crisis in Australia.06.09.2024 11:28World swelters through its hottest summer on record for the second year running The summer of 2024 was the hottest in history, according to the European Union's climate monitor.06.09.2024 11:33Kenya: At least 17 children killed in school fire Police said the average age of the victims was around nine years old. Several others were reportedly injured, 16 of them seriously, and had been rushed to a nearby hospital.06.09.2024 11:34China Stops Foreign Adoptions, Ending a Complicated Chapter Beijing said the move was in line with international trends, as more countries have limited such adoptions. Many would-be adoptive families were left in limbo.06.09.2024 11:35
India stock market regulator under fire again after Hindenburg row -
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BENGALURU -- India's stock market regulator has been hit by toxic workplace claims, just after U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research accused the agency's chief of conflict-of-interest over her ties to conglomerate Adani Group.The office culture allegations mark the latest headache for the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which on Wednesday blamed so-called "external elements" for stirring dissent among employees who had complained that abusive managers "set unrealistic targets with changing goal posts."06.09.2024 11:36CNBC Daily Open: Don’t confuse slow hiring with layoffs Jobs give us money. And everyone likes money. So, everyone, more or less, likes jobs. It's a problem when there aren't enough jobs.06.09.2024 11:49Shinkansen - The dream super limited express marks 60 (Part 2) In Part 2 of this visual story series, we continue to trace the footsteps of how Japan's shinkansen bullet train network expanded across the archipelago in the 60 years since its debut.
From the Hokkaido Shinkansen in the north to the Kyushu Shinkansen in the southwest, we also take you through how the train models have evolved over the years, as well as how the high-speed rail service has transformed domestic travel and local economies in Japan.[Kyodo Visual Story] Shinkansen - The dream super limited express marks 60 (Part 2)
Read full story here06.09.2024 11:54Automobile: la production allemande baisse de 2,4% en juillet L’économie allemande peine à se relancer, plombée par un secteur automobile en berne.06.09.2024 11:59China should focus on fighting deflationary pressure, former central bank governor says China's policymakers need to focus on boosting domestic demand, Yi Gang, former head of the People's Bank of China, said Friday at the Bund Summit in Shanghai. Страницы: 7778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117