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569 noticiasJapan regulator investigates Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory over beer price cartel
Japan's Fair Trade Commission carried out a mandatory investigation on 7 October into four major brewers — Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory — over suspected prior coordination of beer price increases, which would breach Japan's Antimonopol…
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
Typhoon No. 27 moves away from Japan; JMA warns of high waves off Tohoku
Typhoon No. 27 moved northeast away from Japan on October 7 and is expected to become an extratropical cyclone. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the Pacific off Tohoku would stay rough with swells up to 4 metres through the morning of…
South Korea weighs ending military service exemptions for athletes and artists
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on October 6 that it is considering tightening or abolishing the military service exemption granted to athletes and artists, after some Asian Games gold medalists said exemption mattered more to them than…
El euro cae a su mínimo de 17 meses por la incertidumbre política en España y Francia, que sacude los mercados
El euro cayó a su nivel más débil desde mayo de 2025, por debajo de 1,12 dólares, ya que la incertidumbre política y fiscal en España y Francia lastró la divisa. El primer ministro español, Pedro Sánchez, convocó elecciones anticipadas para…
Un tribunal surcoreano suspende las decisiones de exclusión por capitalización bursátil; la bolsa detiene otras dos salidas
El Juzgado Civil n.º 51 del Tribunal del Distrito Sur de Seúl concedió el 2 de octubre medidas cautelares que suspenden las decisiones de exclusión de la Bolsa de Corea (Korea Exchange) contra Joo Yeon Tech, cotizada en el KOSPI, y KM Pharm…
Russia's Finance Ministry places 39.13 bln rubles of OFZ 26252 bonds at auction
Russia's Finance Ministry held an auction on 7 October for federal loan bonds of the OFZ-PD 26252 series and placed 39.13 bln rubles of the issue, TASS reported, citing demand of 134.371 bln rubles. The ministry had announced the auction a …
Trump says he is considering suspending federal gas tax ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering suspending the federal gas tax, as pump prices remain far above last year's levels a month before the midterm elections. Any suspension would require Congress, which is n…
HIS says up to 627 customers' passport data may have leaked after Thai unit breach
HIS announced on October 7 that up to 627 customers' passport details may have leaked after unauthorized access to a file server at its Thai subsidiary, H.I.S. TOURS. The company said it detected the access in December 2025 and identified t…
La policía de Corea abre una investigación formal sobre el hackeo vinculado a la IA de empresas financieras
La policía de Corea del Sur ha convertido su investigación sobre una serie de ataques informáticos vinculados a la IA contra instituciones financieras en una investigación formal, asignando una unidad dedicada de 28 miembros y cuatro equipo…
S&P 500 sets record high, closes above 7,800 for first time
The S&P 500 rose 0.6% on Tuesday to a record high, surpassing its August peak, CNBC reported it touched an intraday record of 7,844.52 and closed above 7,800 for the first time. The rally came amid elevated oil prices and rising bond yields…
El regulador financiero de Corea ordena una revisión de seguridad completa tras las filtraciones de datos bancarios
El presidente de la Comisión de Servicios Financieros, Lee Eok-won, presidió el 4 de octubre en Seúl una reunión de emergencia de todo el sector financiero después de que las filtraciones de datos de clientes se extendieran de los grandes b…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay his personal back taxes of 393.8 billion won in full, 15 years after the tax was …
GMO Research & AI dice que hasta 948.498 datos de miembros de infoQ fueron vulnerados; sitio suspendido
GMO Research & AI dijo que se explotó una vulnerabilidad en su sitio de encuestas infoQ y que se sustrajeron datos personales de hasta 948.498 miembros. Se canjearon puntos por unos 2,87 millones de yenes sin el consentimiento de los miembr…
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
France's interior minister suspends police use of stun grenades in protests
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunes ordered police to suspend the use of stun grenades during protests, saying the measure applies to student protests until the circumstances of a specific case are clarified. The order followed an incide…
El promedio Nikkei recupera el nivel de 70.000 por primera vez en unos tres meses
El promedio Nikkei de Tokio superó los 70.000 durante la sesión del 5 de octubre, por primera vez en unos tres meses, ante una concentración de compras en acciones vinculadas a semiconductores e inteligencia artificial. Nikkei informó de un…
JPX to cut TOPIX constituents from about 1,600 to 986 under new selection rules
Japan Exchange Group announced on Oct 7 that it will sharply reduce the number of companies in the TOPIX stock index, to 986 from 1,634, in a phased change running from late October to July 2028. A reassessment in October 2027 will decide w…
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…