The Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki announced it would be withdrawing from the American market after suffering years of losses because of dwindling sales and increasingly marginal vehicles. In addition to these woes, many of Suzuki’s manufacturing partners have withdrawn or cut off access to certain vehicle platforms, leaving the small car maker woefully underrepresented in […]
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Read MoreBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has embarked on a three-day tour in the Middle East to sell the British-made Eurofighter Typhoons to ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. The deals would be worth billions and the personal involvement of the British Prime Minister signals the importance of selling the fighters for […]
Read MoreThe Japanese Self Defense Forces are exploring the use of drones in early missile launch detection and interception. The idea was spurred by the failure of North Korea to launch its missile in April. The current Japanese early warning system, an array of systems comprised of satellites, aegis cruisers, and ground based radar, was unable […]
Read MoreRepublic of Korea Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo reported that the components in violation were non-critical components and thus not a safety threat but the shutdown of the plants could mean unprecedented levels of power outages in the coming months. “It’s inevitable that we will experience [an] unprecedented power shortage during the coming winter with […]
Read MoreHSBC Holdings, Europe’s largest bank, has expressed concerns that fines from its money laundering scandal in the United States could top $1.5 billion after a report from the US congressional Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that the bank had a culture of corruption and complicity in narcotics funds trafficking. [Reuters UK]
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