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New Kobe Steel head may seek mergers for some business units

KobeSteel’snewpresidentonFridaysaidhemayseekmergersoralliancesoutsidethecompanyforoneormoreofitsbusinessdivisions,ashebattlestorepairdamagefromadatafraudscandal

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Kobe Steel, Toyota hit with US lawsuit over vehicle metal quality

USconsumershavefiledalawsuitagainstKobeSteelLtdandToyotaMotorCorpaccusingthecompaniesofviolatingconsumerprotectionlawsandengaginginfraudbyconcealingtheuseofsubs

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Japan's Kobe Steel CEO to resign after data fabrication scandal

ThechiefexecutiveofficerofKobeSteelLtd.willresigntoaccountforthefirm'sstringofdatafabricationscandalsthathavehadawide-reachingimpactonotherindustriesandsulliedt

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Kobe Steel to report on causes of data cheating, CEO to speak

KobeSteelLtd(5406.T)saiditwouldannounceonFridaytheresultsofaninternalinvestigationintothecausesofadata-cheatingscandalthathasrockedtheJapanesesteelmakerandaffec

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Kobe Steel to withdraw earnings forecast after data scandal

EmbattledKobeSteelLtdhasdecidedtowithdrawitsforecastforthecurrentfinancialyearasitstrugglestoquantifytheimpactofitsdatafalsificationscandal,theNikkeibusinessdai

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Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd. announces more cases of improprieties

Japan'sscandal-miredKobeSteelLtd.saidonThursdayithadfoundfournewpossiblecasesofimproprietiesregardinginspectiondata.Thesteelmaker'smisconducthasalreadyseenprodu

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Japanese gov't steps up measures to tackle Kobe Steel's scandal

TheJapanesegovernmenthastaskedindustrialstandards-approvedbodiestocarryoutinspectionsatKobeSteelLtd.'splantsinanefforttodealwiththecompany'swide-reachingfalsifi

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Kobe Steel plant is under inspection by Japan's transport ministry

KyodoNewsreportedonTuesdaythatoneoftheKobeSteelLtd.plantsattheheartofaproductdatacheatingscandalisbeinginspectedbyJapan’stransportministry.Ministryofficialsstar

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Toyota to halt operations at all Japan plants as typhoon precaution

ToyotaMotorCorpwillsuspendoperationsatallofitsassemblyplantsinJapan,includingthoseofitssubsidiaries,fromMondaymorningasaprecautionarymeasureduetoapowerfultyphoo

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Kobe Steel’s scandal involves Japan’s iconic bullet train

ThefalsifieddatascandalengulfingJapan’sKobeSteelLtdseemstobewideningafteranothervictimcameforward.Thecountry’siconicbullettrainoperatorsaidpartsboughtfromtheste

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Kobe Steel faked product data for more than 10 years - source

Whencheatingbecomeshabitual,theconsequencescouldbecostly.EmbattledKobeSteelLtdsaidonTuesdaytheU.S.JusticeDepartmentisaskingthesteelmakertoprovidedocumentsrelate

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Japan's Kobe Steel data falsification scandal widens to more products

KobeSteelLtd.onFridayadmittedtofalsifyinginspectiondataonnineotherproducts,wideningthescandaloftheembattledsteelmakerwhosaidearlierinthedaythatithadshippedwirer

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Japan's Kobe Steel may find more data fabrication cases, no recalls plan

ThechiefexecutiveofKobeSteelLtd.warnedonThursdaythattheremaybefurthercasesoffalsifieddatathanthosehavingbeenpreviouslydisclosed,inawideningscandaloveritsinspect

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Chinese SOEs major losers in 2012

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) lost their position as the most profitable sector and became the country's biggest losers last year, according to the annual results listed companies reported for 2012.