Technology
LG Energy charges into North America to steal CATL's battery crown
U.S. subsidies embolden South Korean battery maker to ready 6 plants
Business
Ukraine war: Free to read
Ukraine latest: Ukraine applies for fast-track membership in NATO
U.S. unveils new sanctions; G-7, Greece, Italy's Meloni denounce Russia's annexation
Currencies
Japan spent $19.7bn on intervention to support the yen
Move in September was first such action in 24 years to stem sharp weakening
Business deals
Philippines' Ayala and Gokongwei groups to merge banks
Uniting BPI and Robinsons Bank would create country's 2nd-biggest private lender
Business deals
China's Geely takes 7.6% stake in Aston Martin
Chinese company becomes 5th largest shareholder in British luxury automaker
Transportation
China will deliver first homegrown C919 jet by end-2022
Aircraft will rival single-aisle models made by Airbus and Boeing
Opinion
China can learn from the bursting of Japan's real estate bubble
Beijing cannot count on economic growth or fiscal space to tide through crisis
Semiconductors
Japan to give Micron Technology up to $320m to boost chip output
Subsidy highlights joint efforts of Washington, Tokyo in tech race with Beijing
SoftBank
SoftBank Vision Fund to cut one-third of staff in tech downturn
Investment vehicle to shed about 150 employees as deal making slows
DealStreetAsia
Australia's Investible eyes 'novel tech' for climate fund
Has invested in companies including an electric-aircraft motor startup
Economy
F1's return gives Singapore pole over Hong Kong in 'MICE' race
Competition to host meetings and events heats up as COVID barriers come down
Transportation
Airport projects in Thailand, Singapore resume after COVID hiatus
Despite traffic recovery, scale of expansion raises concerns about capacity glut
US-China tensions
U.S. SEC fines Deloitte's China affiliate $20m for audit violation
Regulator accuses auditor of allowing some clients to perform own reviews
Automobiles
Toyota president: California zero-emission requirements hard to meet
Akio Toyoda says company's strategy is to target customers with various needs
Business Spotlight
Chipping in: How U.S. states woo the likes of TSMC and Samsung
Subsidies, big tax breaks and size of the workforce go into the equation
Markets
Wall Street ends down sharply as investors fret over economy
Fed's fight against inflation seen inflicting pain
Business deals
Japanese pen feud nears end as Kokuyo moves to sell Pentel stake
Failed hostile takeover created opening for white knight Plus, the new buyer
SoftBank
SoftBank to unload stake in Swedish cloud computing provider Sinch
Japanese investment group will sell entire 5% interest
Energy
Japan reaches deal on emergency LNG supplies from Petronas
Economy ministry seeks out fuel from Southeast Asia to prepare for winter crunch
Energy
Hitachi and GE to develop safer reactor, learning from Fukushima
New model designed to cool nuclear fuel even during power outage
