Social security chief says Italy needs more migrants
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy needs more migrants in order to pay for the population's pensions, the country's social security…
8 years ago
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Taiwan smartphone maker HTC to lay off 1,500 workers
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP)--Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC announced Tuesday it would slash 1,500 jobs, around a fifth of its total…
8 years ago
Japan business confidence slips in June survey: BoJ
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has slipped for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed…
8 years ago
US trade war upends China’s economic balancing act
by Julien Girault © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's government is facing a multi-front battle to defend its…
8 years ago
S. Korea’s LG Group heads for fourth generation succession
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)--South Korea's LG Group on Friday welcomed the heir to its late patriarch as holding company board…
8 years ago
Japan’s jobless rate hits 26-year low
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--Japan's jobless rate slumped to a 26-year low in May while the jobs-to-applicants ratio hit new record high,…
8 years ago
Temer, Pence discuss Venezuela, Brazilian kids separated at US border
by Yanina Olivera © Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer and US Vice President Mike Pence…
8 years ago
Europe will strike back in case of new US tariffs: France
by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The European Union will retaliate again if US President Donald Trump…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks open flat with investors wary of trade war
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday with worries over a US-China trade war partly offset by…
8 years ago
Malaysia picks 1MDB investigator as central bank chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - A Malaysian official who probed the 1MDB mega-scandal which helped topple the corruption-plagued former regime…
8 years ago
Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end week with gains
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong stocks finished a painful week on a positive note Friday but investors remain…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks open lower as yen firms on trade war fears
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, extending losses in global markets amid escalating trade tensions and…
8 years ago
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