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Marissa Mayer may walk away from Yahoo divorce with $123mn www.rt.com

Firing Marissa Mayer as Yahoo CEO could be a much more costly procedure than originally estimated, Fortune magazine reports.
Besides the original golden parachute of $55 million from Yahoo if Mayer's contract is severed, the CEO may also profit from selling company stock. This would more than double her walk-away package to more than $122 million, according to Fortune.

The magazine calculates Mayer will get $42 million in stock options and $25 million from selling 650,290 shares of restricted stock.

Mayer is also entitled to receive her salary, which was $1 million in 2015, for two years after she leaves the company. Yahoo is also obliged to pay $26,324 per year for her health insurance and $15,000 for 24 months to help her get a new job.

“I think the bottom line is look at what [Mayer] is ending up with: She did quite well even if shareholders didn’t,” said compensation consultant Brian Foley, who helped Fortune with the figures.

Marissa Mayer joined Yahoo as chief executive in 2012 from rival Google. Mayer had been unsuccessful in trying to revive the company’s core media and online advertising business. She was criticized for spending funds on projects that failed to produce any substantial revenue.

At the height of the dot-com boom the Silicon Valley web pioneer had a market capitalization of $128 billion. Today, Yahoo’s market cap is $36.36 billion.

On Monday, Verizon announced the acquisition of Yahoo for $4.83 billion. The deal has doubled Verizon's digital advertising business, and the buyer got Yahoo's search, mail, and content businesses. Yahoo will be merged with Verizon's AOL unit.

Yahoo is keeping its 15 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, which have a combined value of $40 billion. The company tried to sell its stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant, but has abandoned the idea.

According to the original reports, Mayer’s compensation was supposed to be $54.9 million. Mayer said she doesn’t want to leave, saying “It's important to me to see Yahoo into its next chapter.”

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Chinese, African companies ink 17-billion-USD deals www.xinhuanet.com

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Companies from China and Africa signed 39 deals worth around 17 billion U.S. dollars on Thursday.

The deals, involving financial institutions and enterprises, were signed on the eve of a meeting on delivering the outcomes of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

More than 400 participants from government agencies, financial institutions, business associations and enterprises attended the Seminar on China-Africa Business Cooperation and Signing Ceremony in Beijing on Thursday.

The seminar was hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), which is a supporting event for the Coordinators' Meeting of the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Johannesburg Summit of the FOCAC.

During the seminar, participants exchanged views on industrial capacity cooperation, trade and investment facilitation and financial cooperation.

Chinese and African companies spanning the sectors of infrastructure, processing and manufacturing, finance, investment, energy, chemicals, agriculture, pharmaceutical and ICT, reached consensus for future cooperation.

Jiang Weixin, chairman of the CCPIT, said the development strategies of Africa and China were highly compatible, and the two sides have many advantages.

In the future, the CCPIT will work with its African counterparts to enhance communication, strengthen policy coordination, and organize more trade and investment events to boost China-Africa trade ties, said Jiang.

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao had a group meeting with the African delegates.

Hailing the success of the Johannesburg summit, Li called on China and the African countries to enhance mutual trust, promote pragmatic cooperation, expand people-to-people exchanges and improve coordination on global affairs.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi held separate meetings with the foreign minister of Chad, Moussa Faki Mahamat; Sudanese Presidential Assistant Al-Jaz; and Gambian Foreign Minister Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, exchanging views on China's ties with their respective countries as well as Africa as a whole.

At the summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) last December in Johannesburg, South Africa, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced ten major China-Africa cooperation plans for the next three years, backed by 60 billion U.S. dollars, including interest free loans and preferential policies.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his counterparts from Mali,Madagascar, Comoros and Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Norway to create world’s first floating underwater tunnel www.rt.com

The Norwegian coast may be beautiful but with more than a thousand fjords cutting into it, getting from one place to another often requires lengthy journeys.
Norway’s Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has an ambitious plan to solve the problem by building the world’s first floating submerged tunnel system about 30 meters (100ft) underwater.

The $25 billion project will allow vehicles to travel under the Norwegian Sea avoiding a 21-hour drive along the coastline.

The route from the southern city of Kristiansand to Trondheim in the north currently includes seven ferry crossings. As most of the waterways are wide with the largest a mile deep, it is not feasible to construct a traditional bridge. The tunnel would shorten the trip to just over 10 hours.

The first-of-its kind structure will be made up of two 1,200 meter (4,000ft) curved concrete tubes, floating up to 30 meters (100ft) below the surface. The tubes will be supported by pontoons on the surface and kept stable with connecting trusses. For extra stability, the construction might be bolted to the bedrock as well.

On the surface, there would be wide gaps between the pontoons to allow ferries to pass through.

The first underwater tunnel will connect Oppedal and Lavik, passing through the 1,300 meter (4,300ft) deep, 1,000 meter (3,300ft) wide Sognefjord.

Traveling along the new route would feel like driving through any other tunnel, according to Arianna Minoretti, a senior engineer with the NPRA.

The submerged construction will be able to cope with rough weather that is typical for the country, according to NPRA. It will also allow easier access to rural communities.

“Having this connection means that people there do not have to wait for a helicopter to go to the hospital,” Minoretti says.

The project is planned to be completed by 2035, and will preserve the landscape for those who still want to take the scenic route, the agency says.

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Scientists: 'New antibiotic' found in human nose www3.nhk.or.jp

A group of scientists in Germany says it has discovered a new antibiotic from germs in human noses.
The finding could help the development of new medicines to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections.

The group at the University of Tuebingen found that many of the people who don't carry in their nostrils the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, which causes infectious skin diseases and other ailments, instead have the bacteria Staphylococcus lugdunensis, which produces a new class of antibiotics. The scientists named the new antibiotic "lugdunin."

The scientists also tested the new antibiotic on mice and found it could clear bacterial infections on their skin. Tests on mice also showed that lugdunin worked against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, as well.

Professor Mitsuo Kaku of Tohoku University says antibiotics are usually found in soil bacteria, and finding one in the human body is quite significant.

Kaku says new antibiotics are difficult to find, while drug-resistant strains of bacteria continue to emerge.
He says it may become possible to develop new drugs using bacteria from the human body.

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Bezos passes Buffett, becomes third-richest person: Forbes www.reuters.com

Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), has become the world's third-richest person as of the market close for the first time, Forbes magazine said, passing Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N).

Bezos' fortune was $65.3 billion as of 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) on Thursday, compared with Buffett's $64.9 billion.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates remained the world's richest person, at $77.7 billion, while Spain's Amancio Ortega, who founded the Zara clothing chain's owner Inditex SA (ITX.MC), was second at $72.7 billion. Facebook Inc (FB.O) co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was fifth, at $54 billion.

Bezos, 52, owns close to 18 percent of Amazon. Its stock has risen by roughly 50 percent since early February, as the world's largest online retailer continued to upend retailing as more people took to the Web rather than the mall to shop.

Amazon's share price rose further in after-hours trading, after the Seattle-based company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results.

Buffett, 85, owns close to 18 percent of Berkshire, but his donation this month of $2.86 billion of Berkshire stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities led to his drop to fourth place. He has donated more than $24.3 billion to the Gates Foundation and family charities since 2006.

Berkshire is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and has roughly 90 business units including Geico car insurance, the BNSF railroad and Dairy Queen ice cream.

In June, Buffett called Bezos a "classic example" of how a business owner could thrive, by having focused at Amazon on how to "delight" customers, and keep them coming back, rather than simply process their orders.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby)

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Northeast Asian Think Tank opens in Ulaanbaatar www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Northeast Asian Think Tank opened on July 28, under the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia, at the initiative of the Institute for the Humanities of Japan, with an aim of studying the social and historic processes in the Northeast Asian region.

The Mongolian Academy of Sciences have inked a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Institute for the Humanities on January 22. In accordance with the document, Mongolia have assumed a commitment to promote expansion of collaboration of scholars and academicians in Northeast Asia, and to create a new platform of cooperation for deepening the studies on the regional history, culture, society, economy and politics. The Think Tank enables Mongolian scholars to study own country’s history at the regional level, as well as to take active parts in the international and regional programs, implemented by Russia, Japan, China and the Koreas, highlighted D.Regdel, the first Vice President of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

Professor Narifumi Tachimoto, Director-General of the Research Institute for the Humanities and Nature of Japan, said that the institute has been implementing three programs on Chinese Studies, Indian Studies and Islamic Studies. In light of the expansion of these programs, we launched a Northeast Asian Studies Program. “Mongolia is located in the heart of this region, so has the full capacity to become the key research base for Northeast Asia”, he noted.

Doors of the Northeast Asian Think Tank are open to all scholars and academicians of all institutes of the Academy and the university professors of Mongolia.

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Hinkley Point: New hitch for UK nuclear plant deal www.bbc.com

Plans to build the first new UK nuclear plant in 20 years have suffered an unexpected delay after the government postponed a final decision until the early autumn.
French firm EDF, which is financing most of the £18bn Hinkley Point project in Somerset, approved the funding at a board meeting.
Contracts were to be signed on Friday.
But Business Secretary Greg Clark has said the government will "consider carefully" before backing it.
According to reports, EDF's chief executive Vincent de Rivaz has cancelled a trip to the UK on Friday following Mr Clark's comments.
Critics of the plan have warned of environmental damage and potential escalating costs.
They are also concerned that the plant is being built by foreign governments. One third of the £18bn cost is being provided by Chinese investors.
EDF still hopes to have more than 2,500 workers on site by next year.
Announcing the approval of investment earlier, EDF described the plant as "a unique asset for French and British industries", saying it would benefit the nuclear sectors in both countries and would give a boost to employment.
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The announcement was immediately welcomed by employers' group the CBI, the Nuclear Industry Association and engineering workers' union GMB.
Why is Hinkley Point important?
Somerset hopes for Hinkley jobs boost
Ahead of the vote on whether to approve the Hinkley project, an EDF board member, Gerard Magnin, resigned, saying the project was "very risky" financially.
Earlier this year, EDF's finance director, Thomas Piquemal, had resigned amid reports he thought Hinkley could damage EDF itself.
Cost warning
Hinkley Point C is expected to provide 7% of the UK's total electricity requirement.
The project has been hit in recent months by concerns about EDF's financial capacity.
Despite the Chinese investment, Hinkley Point would remain an enormous undertaking for the stressed French company, which has had to raise money from its owners.
Earlier this week, EDF shareholders approved plans to issue new shares to raise 4bn euros (£3.4bn) to help pay for the project.
The French state, which owns 85% of EDF, will buy €3bn worth of new shares in the fundraising.
But Mycle Schneider, who used to advise the French government on nuclear and environmental issues, told the BBC that neither the state nor the company were fully on board.
"There is now a large front inside EDF, inside the nuclear establishment in France, advising against the construction because the sheer size of it could put not only the company EDF at risk, but this could actually put the whole state finances at risk."

"The price of every other form of energy is falling. That includes gas, which is plentiful and wind and solar are both coming right down in price," Nick Butler, visiting professor and chair of King's Policy Institute at King's College London, told the BBC.
"We should step back and review it. The danger of what we are getting into is that are now locked into a very high price for a very long time."
Ahead of Thursday's vote, EDF had said Hinkley Point was a "unique asset for French industry as it would benefit the whole of the nuclear industry and support employment in major companies and smaller enterprises in the sector".
'Too big to fail'
Although French unions are urging the company to push back the decision until the company is in a better financial position, UK unions - including Unite and GMB - have welcomed the project.
Environmentalists are concerned about the plan. After the announcement about the go-ahead, Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said: "Countless experts have warned that for British families this power station will be terrible value for money."
He added: "Today's decision doesn't prove the UK is open for business post-Brexit - it just shows the Hinkley deal became too big to fail in the eyes of British and French politicians."
The campaign group added that more investment was needed for renewable energy like offshore wind.
Hinkley Point timeline
Jan 2006 - Government proposes nuclear as part of future energy mix
Mar 2013 - Construction of Hinkley Point approved
Oct 2013 - UK government agrees £92.50 per megawatt-hour will be paid for electricity produced at the Somerset site - around double the current market rate at the time
Oct 2015 - EDF signs investment agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN)
July 2016 - EDF board meets on 28 July to consider final investment decision

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Nikkei falls as Bank of Japan meets www.bbc.com

Shares in Japan have fallen with investors remaining cautious as the country's central bank meets to discuss monetary policy.
The Bank of Japan's news conference on Friday will be watched closely any news of further stimulus measures.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.13% at 16,476.84.
Shares in export-related companies fell as the yen strengthened against the dollar. A stronger yen makes Japanese goods more expensive overseas.
Overnight, the US central bank decided to keep rates on hold, at between 0.25% and 0.5%. The Federal Reserve said "near-term risks to the economic outlook have diminished", however the dollar weakened after the bank gave now clear indication it was thinking of raising rates at its next meeting in September.
In Australia, the benchmark ASX 200 share index closed up 0.31% at 5,556.60.
Shares of Macquarie Group closed up 1.5% after the country's top investment bank confirmed it would meet its full-year earnings guidance.
China's benchmark Shanghai Composite index ended flat at 2,994.32 at the open. Investors have turned cautious following reports in local media that Chinese regulators are planning a clampdown on wealth management products, to curb risks to China's banking system.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index finished the day 44.65 points lower at 22,174.34.
In South Korea, the Kospi closed down 0.2% at 2,021.10.
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Mitsubishi Motors posts net loss of $1.2 billion www3.nhk.or.jp

Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors has posted a net loss of about 1.2 billion dollars for the April to June period.
 
The maker's earnings report released on Wednesday shows sales fell 14 percent to about 4 billion dollars from the same period last year.
 
The production and sales of mini-vehicles, which accounted for 60 percent of the firm's sales, were suspended for 2-and-a-half months after the fuel efficiency data scandal came to light in April.
 
The maker earmarked nearly 1.2 billion dollars in special losses. They include compensation for parts suppliers and Nissan Motor. Mitsubishi had supplied 2 types of mini models to Nissan.
 
Mitsubishi officials say new car sales fell 43 percent year-on-year in Japan as the scandal damaged its brand image.
 
Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya told reporters that orders for mini-vehicles are recovering, but it's not easy to win back consumer trust. He says tough times are likely to continue.
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Mongolia’s 5 western provinces to export meat to China’s Ningxia www.mongolia.gogo.mn

Leaders of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry met today (July 27) with the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Ningxia Autonomous Region of People’s Republic of China, Mr He Zhengrong, and representatives of meat factories and companies of China.
The sides considered issues on establishing trade representatives and commercial points and providing discounts for imports and exports. The Chinese Ningxia agreed to cooperate with Mongolia’s 5 western provinces on meat trade, confirming with Memorandums of Understanding thereon established with Khuvsgul and Bayankhongor provinces.
In accordance with the MoUs, Chinese region and Mongolian provinces pledged to support the “Silk Road Economic Belt” Initiative of China and to coordinate it with the “Steppe Road” initiative of Mongolia. Ningxia is to make investments and cooperate with Khuvsgul and Bayankhongor in the mining, land farming, animal farming and reproduction, refrigerated transport and tourism. The two sides have opened opportunities to exchange high-level visits and business events, and for Mongolia to join the China-Arab trade fair, which takes place in Ningxia.
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