Economy of Japan
Yaskawa to build robot plant in Slovenia
Arriving at the EU summit, Cerar said Yaskawa Electric had decided on a new investment in Slovenia, which he said would bring new jobs to Slovenia, and which proved Slovenians "are capable of winning such investments in fierce competition".
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Men: Football vs. Sex (1-0)
You might have heard that come FIFA World Cup time, women supposedly complain their partners are more interested in watching the matches than having sex. So what is the deal with football and men? Could this ‘urban myth’ actually be true and men really do like football better than sex?
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Japan's IHI to make compressors in Turkey
IHI will become the first Japanese company to establish a factory for compressors in Turkey, which it sees as a base for exporting the machines to Europe, the Middle East and other growing markets.
The Tokyo-based heavy industry group will partner with Turkish industrial machinery maker Dalgakıran Makina on the joint-venture plant.
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Robot designed to appeal to childless women in Japan
The robot’s name Kirobo comes from a combination of ‘kibo’, or ‘hope’, and ‘robot’, with its creators saying that its value is emotional and has the intelligence of a child.
Bulgarian Energy Commission Chairman: No Problems Expected Concerning EC Approval of NEC Loan
The Chairman of the Energy Commission in Parliament Delyan Dobrev does not expect any problems to arise concerning the necessary approval of the European Commission for the granting of state aid to the National Electric Company (NEC)
Bulgaria is preparing to grant an interest-free loan to NEC. NEC will use it to pay Atomstroyexport for the equipment ordered for the Belene plant.
Mitsubishi Motors says it used non-compliant mileage data for 25 years
Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it had used fuel economy testing methods that were not compliant with Japanese regulations for 25 years, much longer than previously known, and would set up an external committee to investigate the matter.
Mitsubishi Motors says manipulated fuel economy tests, shares tumble
Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it falsified fuel economy test data to make emissions levels look more favorable, and its shares slumped more than 15 percent, wiping $1.2 billion from its market value on April 20.
China exports post worst fall since May 2009
China's February trade performance was far worse than economists had expected, with exports tumbling the most in over six years, days after top leaders sought to reassure investors that the outlook for the world's second-largest economy remains solid.
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Turkey's trade deficit continues to decline in January amid plunge in oil, imports
Turkey's foreign trade deficit declined 13.4 percent year-on-year in January, in line with the oil plunge and the decreasing trend in imports.
In January, the deficit fell to $3.76 billion, down from $4.34 billion from same month last year, plummeting 13.4 percent, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) on Feb. 29.
Toyota to begin hybrid car production in Turkey this year
Toyota Motor Corp will begin production of a new hybrid engine model based on the C-HR concept in Turkey by year-end with an investment of more than 350 million euros ($396 million), Toyota's chief executive of Europe, Johan van Zyl, said on Feb. 11, as reported by Reuters.