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Delta, Korean Air in joint venture talks to deepen ties

  Bloomberg Korean Air Lines Co. is in talks with Delta Air Lines Inc. for a joint venture in a move that would give the second-largest US carrier a bigger foothold in Asia where rising incomes are fueling a boom in air travel. Details of the partnership would be disclosed later, the Asian airline’s President Walter Cho told reporters at ...

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Cheap clothes still in vogue in Britain as Primark’s sales rise

  Bloomberg Britain’s biggest discount-clothing chain expects the effects of June’s Brexit vote to start feeding through to apparel prices later this year, though it won’t be the first to act. The owner of the Primark chain made the prediction on Monday as it reported an increase in UK same-store sales for the first half of the financial year. “Pricing ...

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Huawei launches new smartphones, watches

  Bloomberg Huawei Consumer Business Group launched the new HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus. The highly-anticipated additions to the P series feature a combination of beautiful hardware and the latest advances in software technology. Additionally, the new smartphones feature striking new colors and finishes, and introduce new Leica front and rear cameras with cutting-edge portrait features to make every ...

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Boeing to open first European plant in UK

  Bloomberg Boeing Co. plans to open its first ever European factory in Sheffield, northern England — delivering a vote of confidence in the U.K.’s manufacturing capabilities as the country prepares to exit the European Union. The 20 million-pound ($25 million) facility will supply parts for Boeing’s 737 short-haul workhorse and the 777 wide-body, specializing in actuation systems that extend ...

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Norwegian Air to offer US-Europe fares at US$65

  Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner has acquitted itself nicely in opening smaller destinations to nonstop international service. Think London-Austin, Texas, Tokyo-San Jose, California, and even Shanghai-Tijuana. Norwegian Air International Ltd., no stranger to going where others won’t, is about to try this strategy with a new, smaller Boeing jet: the 737 Max. Norwegian, which has the honour of being ...

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Google looks to take on Siri

  Bloomberg Five months after introducing its digital assistant, Google is sharing the feature with Android partners, hoping the service can boost its odds to win customers from Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Alphabet Inc.’s Google is making its intelligent assistant — a service that answers queries, plays music and completes tasks — available for smartphones using the two newest vers- ions ...

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GoPro integrates app with Huawei’s new phone

  Bloomberg GoPro Inc. is integrating its mobile editing app into Huawei Technologies Co.’s newest smartphones, in a marketing push to boost brand presence and sales in China amid sluggish demand in the US The app, called Quik, will come preinstalled on Huawei P10 smartphones as the main editing option for consumers, GoPro announced at the Mobile World Congress in ...

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Nintendo sues to get Mario carts off Tokyo streets

  Bloomberg Nintendo Co. is taking the fight to protect its intellectual property to the streets. The Kyoto-based games giant filed a lawsuit against MariCar Inc., a Tokyo-based company which lets customers dress-up as Nintendo characters like Super Mario and Luigi, sticks them in go-carts and leads them on driven tours through the street of Japan’s capital. MariCar is among ...

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Hyundai reveals new Accent with next-gen technology

  Bloomberg The All-new Hyundai Accent has made its world premiere at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. Since its launch in 1994, the car has steadily gained popularity and built a firm foundation for the fifth-generation model. It builds on the strengths of its predecessors, incorporating Hyundai’s modern engineering prowess and expertise in research and development. The vehicle ...

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Surfer ‘paradise’ at stake

  AGUADILLA / AP The sun had just risen along Puerto Rico’s northwest coast when Paul Schmidt hopped off his surfboard and emerged from the water at Wilderness Beach, ending another session at a remote area that draws surfers from around the world looking for the next big wave. That day, he and only about 20 fellow surfers shared waves ...

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