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              Asia-Pacific companies

              • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
                South Korean business & finance
                South Korean investors pile into US equities as domestic stock market languishes

                Retail investors expect Trump rally to continue and Tesla is a favourite with Musk praising country’s ‘smart people’

                Dealers work in front of multiple monitors displaying financial data.
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                US investors in China venture funds race to comply with new tech rules

                Financial institutions rush to secure assurances their money is not being used to develop Chinese technology

                A person in protective clothing works on a semiconductor wafer in a production line. In the background, there is a gradient backdrop with the Chinese flag stars and a stack of US dollar bills.
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Copper
                Telecoms groups forecast to reap $10bn windfall from recycled copper

                Industry is decommissioning legacy lines as demand for metal expected to grow

                A worker inspects large coiled bundles of 8mm copper wire in a warehouse
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd
                China steps up drive to break Boeing and Airbus grip on plane market

                State-owned Comac opens offices abroad and pushes for overseas certification as it increases output of C919 jets

                Air China's C919 aircraft is parked on the tarmac at an airport in Hangzhou, China
              • Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
                Japanese business & finance
                Activists push Japan Inc to its ‘great tipping point’, says Suntory head

                Critical mass of shareholder activists forcing companies to adjust

                Takeshi Niinami is shown standing with arms crossed, smiling, and wearing a tie and pinstriped suit
              • Monday, 30 December, 2024
                Adani Group
                Adani Group to divest $2bn stake in Wilmar joint venture

                First major capital raise since US indicted billionaire Gautam Adani and associates in an alleged bribery scheme

                Workers outside the Adani Wilmar factory
              • Monday, 30 December, 2024
                Pakistan's economy
                Pakistan scraps plan for tax on banks’ bumper profits

                Measure abandoned days before deadline after lenders launched legal challenges and imposed fees

                A man walks past a colourful, decorated bus and motorcycles in front of the State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi.
              • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
                News in-depthChinese business & finance
                Beijing seeks to curb ‘shakedown’ detentions of Chinese executives

                Senior figures at more than 80 listed companies were held by local authorities in 2024, FT analysis finds

                A silhouetted pedestrian on a bridge in front of Shanghai’s Pudong business district
              • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
                Macquarie Group
                Asia infrastructure to drive more deals after $15bn data centre sale, Macquarie says

                Australian asset manager sold AirTrunk business to Blackstone

                The Macquarie Group logo is prominently displayed on a desk in the reception area of the company’s Sydney office headquarters.
              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                TikTok Inc
                Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban to enable ‘political solution’

                Legislation would force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest video app by January 19 or be restricted in the US

                TikTok sign on a building
              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                Japanese business & finance
                Japan’s Nikkei index heads for best year-end close since 1989

                Equity markets have finally surpassed bubble-era levels during rally led by domestic investors

                A person wearing a mask walks past an electronic stock board displaying the Nikkei index
              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                BYD Co Ltd
                BYD fires subcontractor building Brazil EV factory after forced labour claims

                Brazilian officials say conditions were ‘extremely degrading’ at construction site for Chinese carmaker

              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                LexMacau
                Macau’s big money days are behind it Premium content

                Gambling crimes bill would be highly effective in enforcing Beijing’s crackdown on illicit capital outflows from China

                A close-up of a roulette table with gaming chips
              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                Singapore Exchange Ltd
                Singapore’s stock exchange hits 20-year low in listed companies

                Regulator aims to encourage more listings to stem trend of companies opting for US IPOs

                A person walks past a large sign of the Singapore Stock Exchange  prominently displayed outside its premises.
              • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
                Asia-Pacific equities
                India roars ahead of China to top Asian IPO rankings

                Fast-growing Indian market behind only the US in money raised by company listings

                People walk past electronic boards displaying stock figures in the atrium of the National Stock Exchange of India, in Mumbai
              • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
                Electric vehicles
                China’s EV sales set to overtake traditional cars years ahead of west

                Volumes forecast to rise 20% next year, smashing international projections and Beijing’s official targets

                A row of Dolphin compact hatchback electric vehicles lined up inside a brightly lit manufacturing facility in Thailand
              • Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
                LexGames industry
                Games console makers will get a power up in a slower market Premium content

                Ageing hardware is still going strong for the likes of Sony and Nintendo

                Person plays the ‘Astro Bot’ video game on a Sony PlayStation 5 console in Chiba, Japan
              • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
                News in-depthPrivate equity
                Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

                Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

                A woman walks past a brightly lit McDonald's sign in Hong Kong,
              • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
                Nippon Steel
                Nippon’s bid for US Steel in Biden’s hands after deadlock on panel vetting deal

                President has already voiced opposition to Japanese company’s takeover plan

                Aerial view of the US Steel Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant in Pennsylvania, with large industrial buildings and smokestacks emitting steam
              • Monday, 23 December, 2024
                LexTransport
                Singapore Post must move swiftly to rebuild credibility Premium content

                Whistleblowing report leaves postal group facing a reputational hit

                The central business district in Singapore
              • Monday, 23 December, 2024
                Nissan Motor Co Ltd
                Honda and Nissan unveil plan for $58bn merger by 2026

                Mitsubishi Motors may join holding company to form world’s third-largest carmaker

                Makoto Uchida, Toshihiro Mibe, and Takao Kato stand at podiums during a joint press conference. Company logos are displayed above each executive.
              • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
                Bollywood
                Indian cinema turns to high-octane movies to overcome box office ‘famine’

                Action films from country’s south have won audience favour while Bollywood has endured string of flops

                Indian actors Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan pose in a film promotional shot
              • Friday, 20 December, 2024
                Toys R Us Asia celebrates ‘kidult’ Christmas as birth rates in region fall

                Retailer taps nostalgia to sell toys to ageing market and counter falling demand for kids’ products

                A customer looks at Christmas-themed items inside a Toys “R” Us store in Hong Kong
              • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
                ExplainerAutomobiles
                What are the bumps in the road to a Honda-Nissan merger?

                Deal terms, Renault’s position, differing cultures and a possible rival bidder could all upset plans for a combination

                Montage of a Nissan and Honda car
              • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
                #techAsia
                Huawei’s five-year fight and Kioxia’s long-awaited listing Premium content

                The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

                Huawei phones are displayed at a flagship store in Beihing
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