Alibaba jumps in to push the Vietnamese consumer goods market into a ‘life and death arena’

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Alibaba jumps in to push the Vietnamese consumer goods market into a ‘life and death arena’

Alibaba has just poured capital into the company that owns the VinMart retail chain, pushing the offline and online retail game in Vietnam more dramatic. Alibaba and Baring Private Equity Asia have just announced that they will purchase newly issued shares of The CrownX with a total cash value of $400 million, or 5.5% post-issue […]

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RSA, activity bonus, allowances…: social benefits will increase by 1.6%

March 23, 2023 admin

Social benefits such as the RSA, the activity bonus and family allowances will increase by 1.6% on April 1. This increase revealed by AFP and confirmed by “Les Echos”, takes into account the evolution of the average monthly inflation rates since April 2022. The increase which should be recorded this spring is however weaker than […]

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Paul Grant, Star Wars and Harry Potter actor, dies aged 56

March 23, 2023 admin

By Le Figaro Posted on 03/21/2023 at 11:57 Paul Grant fought against “drug addiction and alcoholism” since the collapse of her marriage. Facebook The British comedian was found collapsed outside Kings Cross station in London on Thursday March 16. Paul Grant has passed away. On Thursday March 16, the police found him collapsed outside Kings […]

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A ninth day of mobilization against a backdrop of strong tensions

March 22, 2023 admin

Ninth day of mobilization against the pension reform this Thursday. It is likely to take place in an even more electric climate than the previous ones. Due to the use of 49.3 and the motion of censure which was narrowly passed in the process. But also numerous demonstrations, spontaneous or organized, during the following days. […]

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John Wick, chapter 4: a “a bit long” part but “impressive” action scenes in Paris

March 22, 2023 admin

NEWSPAPER – Although the new installment of the saga John Wick offers breathtaking action scenes, it is not unanimous. At the cinema the last episode of the saga has just been released John Wick . After surviving his fall from the roof of the Continental hotel, at the end of the third film, the antihero […]

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Emmanuel Macron wants an “exceptional contribution” from companies to “exceptional profits”

March 22, 2023 admin

Easing tensions after the forced passage of the pension reform. This is what the President of the Republic wanted to do by speaking on France 2 and TF1, this Wednesday. Among the projects intended to bring calm to the country, Emmanuel Macron mentioned that of sharing value, in other words the fairer distribution of the […]

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Our review of Le Bleu du caftan: Maryam Touzani, sweet passionaria for the ills of Morocco

March 22, 2023 admin

Maryam Touzani’s second feature film was shot in the heart of the medina of Salé in Morocco, where Halim (Saleh Bakri, center) and Mina (Lubna Azabal) run a traditional caftan shop. New World Films – Ali n’ Productions – Velvet Films – Snowglobe CRITICAL – The director revisits with refinement and sensitivity the theme of […]

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Pensions: the senior CDI could go through a constitutional mousehole

March 22, 2023 admin

If the pension reform has survived the motions of censure against the government, it is quite possible that the Constitutional Council will revoke article 2 on the senior index, on the grounds that this measure has nothing to do with a budget law (“legislative rider”). The risk of rejection also exists with regard to article […]