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Automakers unable to abandon diesel, gasoline engines

November 2, 2017

TOKYO- While spotlighting zero-emission technologies such as electric vehicles at ongoing Tokyo Motor Show, automakers also display continuing adherence to diesel and gasoline engines. “We have a passion for engines,” an official of BMW Japan Corp. said. “We’ll keep vehicles

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GPIF posts 4.4 trillion yen in July-Sept. investment returns

November 2, 2017

TOKYO- Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Thursday that it posted 4,451.7 billion yen in investment returns in July-September, marking the fifth straight quarter of black ink. The investment yield for the quarter stood at 2.97 percent. The strong performance

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Japanese truck plant

November 2, 2017

A truck passes a Hino sign in Williamstown, West Virginia, October 27, 2017. In the small-town heart of the industrial Ohio River basin, unemployment is declining, the local Japanese truck plant is expanding, and optimism has mushroomed — a microcosm

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Gov’t pushing for ‘single window’ to ease doing business in Philippines

November 2, 2017

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday cited the government’s efforts to fast-track reforms to further enhance the ease of doing business in the country. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, in a statement, assured businesses that the government is working

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Dominguez, Jack Ma discuss ways to power MSMEs through e-commerce

November 2, 2017

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Jack Ma recently discussed ways on how to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines through affordable electronic commerce innovations pioneered by this Chinese magnate in his multibillion-dollar Internet-based selling platform

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Philippines, France to seal 100 million euro program loan

November 1, 2017

The Philippines will soon sign an agreement with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) of France for a 100 million euro (equivalent to around $115 million) loan to support the Local Government Finance and Fiscal Decentralization Reform Program, Sub-program 2 (LGFFDR2). The LGFFDR2 is a program loan that

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SMC ready to roll out expansion of SLEX, Skyway, NAIAex

November 1, 2017

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is set to roll out its medium to long-term expansion program that will increase capacity of its southern Metro Manila toll roads to help government in its effort to ease traffic congestion in the metropolis. SMC’s

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Japan Post starts selling New Year’s postcards accross the country

November 1, 2017

TOKYO- Japan Post Co. started selling New Year’s lottery postcards for 2018 across the country on Wednesday, as their number fell to a record low amid the popularity of emails and social media. The initial number of New Year’s lottery

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