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Toyota may set up engine plant in India

Japanese auto major Toyota said on Monday that it is considering to set up an engine and transmission plant in India [ Images ] as it looks to use more vehicle-parts made here in its cars than import them. The company, which...

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Modi woos Maruti to set up car plant in Gujarat

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi [ Images ] wooed Indian auto giant Maruti Suzuki [ Images ] to set up a car project in Gujarat and said that the state government would provide all the facilities to it. Inaugurating Asia's...

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Kidnapped engineer not held by Al Qaeda: Japan

Midi, Nov 23 : A Japanese engineer kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen earlier this month was not being held by Al Qaeda, the Japanese embassy in Yemen said Monday. A tribal source had said Saturday that Al Qaeda gunmen had abducted...

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Sports › Brazil wins World Grand Champions Cup; Japan takes bronze

Monday 23rd November, 10:08 PM JST NAGOYA — Brazil crushed Japan in straight sets to successfully defend its World Grand Champions Cup title on Monday. World No. 1 Brazil (5-0) beat Japan 25-12, 26-24, 25-22 at Nippongaishi...

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JAL seeks 40 percent pension payout cut for survival

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Corp asked retirees and employees on Monday to accept an average 40 percent cut to their pension payouts and warned the struggling airline could face bankruptcy if an agreement could not be...

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Japan leans towards buying F-35 fighter jet: media

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense ministry is moving toward selecting Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 jet as the mainstay of its next-generation fighter force, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing ministry sources.

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Stocks open higher as dollar weakens

Investors await report on home sales; overseas markets also increased Nov. 20: Harry Rady, from Rady Asset Management, and David Chalupnik, from First American Funds, break down opportunities in a down market. Stocks turned...

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Gold at record; resource plays boost stocks

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold rose more than 1 percent to a record high on Monday as concerns about accelerating inflation and weak economic growth prompted investors to seek relatively safer assets, while supply concerns boosted...

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Shop green? Global survey lists top eco-friendly retailers

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Eco-friendly managers and staff are the key to making a retailer go green, according to a study listing 15 of the world's top eco-friendly retailers in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

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Sports › Japan wins Chiba ekiden

Monday 23rd November, 02:10 PM JST CHIBA — Four of the six Japanese runners ran the fastest time in their respective legs, helping the host team to win its first Chiba international ekiden road relay in two years on Monday....

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