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473 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…
Tres tifones activos cerca de Japón mientras el tifón 27 avanza hacia el norte, según la JMA
La Agencia Meteorológica de Japón (JMA) anunció el 5 de octubre que se habían formado el tifón 28 (Nolo) y el tifón 29 (Koguma), con lo que hay tres tifones activos cerca de Japón junto con el tifón 27 (Choi-wan). El tifón 27 era grande y m…
La tormenta tropical Isaias se forma frente a México y se pronostica que azotará la costa del Golfo de Estados Unidos como huracán
La tormenta tropical Isaias se formó la madrugada del miércoles en aguas cálidas frente al este de México con vientos máximos sostenidos de 40 mph, y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes dijo que se espera que se fortalezca hasta convertirse en …
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…
Putin and Sobyanin open Moscow electric battery cluster with two gigafactories
President Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev took part in opening the Moscow electric battery cluster in the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone on Tuesday, ahead of Moscow Industry Day. Offi…
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…
China emite alerta amarilla por inundaciones repentinas para partes de Jilin, Heilongjiang y Sichuan
El Ministerio de Recursos Hídricos y la Administración Meteorológica de China emitieron conjuntamente una alerta amarilla por inundaciones repentinas a las 18:00 del 4 de octubre, válida desde las 20:00 de ese día hasta las 20:00 del 5 de o…
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…
Jaguar presenta el Type 01, un GT eléctrico en Nueva York, con un precio desde unos 130.000 dólares
Jaguar presentó el Type 01, su primer coche totalmente eléctrico y la versión de producción del concepto Type 00, en un evento celebrado el martes en la ciudad de Nueva York. El gran turismo de cuatro puertas parte de unos 130.000 dólares e…
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 …
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 tifón n.º 27 avanza hacia el norte cerca de Ogasawara mientras se forman los tifones n.º 28 y n.º 29
El tifón n.º 27, descrito por la Agencia Meteorológica de Japón como grande y muy fuerte, avanzó hacia el norte sobre aguas cercanas a las islas Ogasawara y se preveía que se acercara a las islas con intensidad muy fuerte desde la tarde del…
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…
Un petrolero se incendia en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi; cierran las playas de Sirius
Un petrolero se incendió en el mar Negro cerca de Sochi, según medios estatales y económicos rusos. El jefe de la administración del territorio federal de Sirius, Dmitri Plishkin, dijo que sus playas se cerrarán temporalmente y que la calid…
Asian Games exemption row widens: Ahn seeks abolition, ruling party open to overhaul
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be abolished starting with this tournament, arguing it is set by presidential decree and President Lee Jae…
Boy falls into Lake Biwa at Nagahama Port, taken to hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest
A boy fell into Lake Biwa at Nagahama Port in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, on the afternoon of October 7 and was taken to hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest, police and fire officials said. One outlet reported he was a 12-year-old first…
Turkey's Aselsan announces Astralink network of 198 low-orbit satellites
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya that Turkey is building Astralink, a low-orbit satellite constellation of 198 spacecraft, with the first launch planned within two years. Akyol said work be…
S. Korea farm minister says minor farmland survey violations won't be punished
Agriculture minister Song Mi-ryung told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that most ordinary, customary violations found in the government's full farmland survey would not be punished, and that the government has no plan or reason to confiscat…