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South Korea bans sales of some Nissan, BMW and Porsche models
January 2, 2017 by elegant · Leave a Comment
South Korea has banned the sale of 10 models of Nissan, BMW and Porsche vehicles after the carmakers were found to have fabricated certification documents, in the latest fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The government announced in August that it would ban all 10 models after conducting an investigation into whether foreign carmakers besides Volkswagen…
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Samsung Electronics to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month: JoongAng Ilbo
January 2, 2017 by creative · Leave a Comment
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The South Korean firm said in October it was
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New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016
January 2, 2017 by elegant · Leave a Comment
Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45. Across the
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Bitcoin jumps above $1,000 for first time in three years
January 2, 2017 by publisher · Leave a Comment
By Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) – Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 percent climb in 2016. Bitcoin – a web-based “cryptocurrency” that has no central authority, relying instead on thousands of computers across the world that validate transactions and add new bitcoins to the system – jumped 2.5 percent to $1,022 on the…
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Hyundai, Kia target sales rebound after first fall in 18 years
January 2, 2017 by creative · Leave a Comment
Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors on Monday forecast global sales to rebound in 2017 by a stronger-than-expected 5 percent, after posting their first annual sales fall in nearly two decades last year. Sales could get a lift this year with emerging markets such as Russia stabilizing, and with Hyundai and Kia Motors gearing up to boost supply to the United States and China, analysts said. “With the global economy continuing its low growth, trade protectionism spreading and competition intensifying in…
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Hyundai, Kia target sales rebound after first fall in 18 years