INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
26 May 2015
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
growglobal.com – Sarah Carroll, GROW GLOBAL’s Director, will be running a series of webinars, seminars and masterclasses to help companies to optimise their websites, e-commerce systems and social media for international trade. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
bbc.co.uk – US President Barack Obama has just launched his own Twitter feed, the White House has confirmed. His Twitter handle is @POTUS (President Of The United States) and within a few hours he had attracted over a million followers. ‘Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account’ is his first tweet. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
bbc.co.uk – Japan’s economy grew faster than expected between January and March, boosting hopes that the economy is recovering from last year’s recession. The economy expanded 0.6% in the period compared to the previous quarter, marking its second consecutive quarter of growth. The result was far better than the 0.4% analysts had expected. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Mexico will compensate China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) $1.31m (£835,953) for cancelling a $3.75bn high-speed rail contract. CRCC was at the head of a consortium that had won the project last year, which was abruptly revoked shortly after being awarded. The deal was called off over controversy in the bidding process. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – The Conservatives say they will hold a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union by the end of 2017. It is the latest step in the long history of campaigning for such a vote. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC – Helping more Brazilian women feel beautiful>>
BBC – Spanish regional elections: Voting under way>>
BBC – France teachers strike over government reforms>>
BBC – Hungarian Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Man Booker International Prize>>
BBC – Whales can be told apart by their voices – study>>
BBC – Eurovision Song Contest will be signed for the first time>>
BBC – Cannes Palme d’Or awarded to French film Dheepan>>
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