Boeing’s newest airliner 737 MAX flies its wings for the first time. The airliner took off from the company's Renton, Washington factory. The journey of this aircraft paves way towards scheduled delivery of airlines in 2017.
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Gazprom Will Increase Its Supplies to Europe to the Record-High Level
Russian's Gazprom planned to meet investors in New York and London this week. The company plan to increase its gas supplies to European countries.
South Korea Ambitions to Become Regional Hub for Tech Startups, Started to Blossom
Since her 2013 inauguration, president Park Geun-hye tried to enhance startups company and investing $3 billion. Now country starts to see the payoff of its initiative. One last hurdle is to change the people's mindset on entrepreneurship.
Nestle Japan Launched a Fusion of Chocolate and Its Traditional Wine in "Kit Kat Sake"
The product will hit the stores in early February, just in time for Valentine's Day. Kit Kat Sake is expected to be a worldwide sensation just like Nestle Japan's Kit Kat Green Tea. Kit Kat bars are particularly popular in Japan because the brand sounded like the Japanese for 'you will surely win'.
Nigeria seeks $3.5 bln loans to fill budget gap
Nigeria requires $3.5 billion funds to fill its $15 billion budget deficit. The falling oil prices are eroding revenues for the government. The largest economy in Africa is seeking $2.5 billion loan from the World Bank and $1 billion loan from ADB.
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Microsoft has put a prototype of data center under the ocean to examine its efficacy to work hundreds of feet beneath the ocean surface. The underwater data centers could reduce the delay in web service.
Apple has been showing interests in developing wireless charging technology since they released the first iPhone. Their ambitions have been closer to reality and we could expect to see the new technology to be a key feature in Apple's devices as soon as next year.
Saudi Arabia has suffered from the oil price collapse, and needs to plan a diversified economic strategy. The country has called $30 per barrel oil price is not rational, and aiming to encourage foreign investment to enter the country.
Lesser light falls on the small smart-phone image censor and thus the image quality appears better in larger cameras. But smart-phone industry is in the trend for getting slimmer. Apple has recently been awarded with a patent that is capable of providing better image quality through small, spherical curved lenses. The patented imaging gears are suitable for iPhones and iPads.
Toyota Motor Corp is reported to cease production at its local plants in early February due to the shortage of steel. The halt in production may affect the company's aim to create 4.13 million cars in Japan in 2016.
Alrosa PJSC has recorded 45 percent growth in sales for the fourth quarter of 2015. The rebound in the global diamonds market helped Alrosa post encouraging performance. The diamonds prices in the global market fell over 18 percent in 2015.
India is now the world's largest exporter of rice, with 10.23 million tons of rice exported in 2015. The country outranked the former leader, Thailand whose export numbers have fallen to 9.8 million tons this year, which also recorded the lowest rice prices in the last ten years. It seems the falling prices are also tied to the global oil crisis that has hit the rice importers, thereby affecting their purchasing power.
Levi's 5012 jeans were very famous and highly demanded globally in 1990s. They were so popular and expensive that they could be traded for heroin in Mexico at that time. These apparels were also a sign of wealth and success.
Ford Motor said its fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street analysts' expectations and reiterated 2016 pre-tax profit forecast to be identical to or greater than the previous year.
