Business Spotlight
China Inc. keen on setting up shop in the U.S. despite tensions
Incentives, risky supply chains and harsh Beijing policies nudge companies stateside
Business
Markets
Emerging-market stocks fall behind as China and India disappoint
Bank failures heighten investor jitters, spurring flight to safety
Interview
China battery maker Gotion plugs into VW for global expansion
CEO Li Zhen maps out plans to have third of capacity overseas by 2025
Education
University of Tokyo taps ex-BlackRock exec to triple alternative investments
$330m endowment fund seeks higher returns to raise school's global standing
Energy
Three Chinese state oil majors tight-lipped on Russia
Executives avoid straight answers despite deepening ties between Xi and Putin
Coronavirus
Japan to further ease COVID rules for visitors from China
Negative test results will no longer be required for travelers with 3 vaccine doses
Commodities
Nippon Steel India JV to receive $5bn in Japanese loans for expansion
JBIC joins financing, aims to bolster Japan in No. 2 steel market
Transportation
Tokyo-Nagoya expressway will have self-driving lane next year
Long straight section will be set aside for driverless trucks at night
Ukraine war
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges
Arrest is first since Cold War for a U.S. news correspondent in Russia
IPO
Merdeka Battery Materials puts $1.28bn price on nickel smelter plan
Investment comes as Indonesian company aims to raise up to $580m in IPO
DealStreetAsia
Indian restaurant table reservation platform EazyDiner gets $4.9m
Dining out makes comeback after being hit by COVID
Business deals
Singapore's GIC to buy Japan's top HR software developer for $2.6bn
State-owned fund to take about half of Works Human Intelligence shares from Bain
Automobiles
Toyota's global sales set February record as parts shortage eases
Japan auto giant bounces back from pandemic-induced supply-chain woes
Interview
Malaysia wants palm oil hubs in Egypt, Saudi Arabia: deputy PM
World's second-largest exporter eager to diversify markets amid row with EU
Finance
Chinese banks hit by bad property debts, lending margin squeeze
Headwinds facing financial system highlighted as earnings season begins
Companies
Alibaba says it will consider giving up business groups after IPOs
Group aims to become 'more agile,' but Hong Kong primary listing plan in limbo
Bank of Japan
Japan weighs forming digital yen feasibility panel in April
Committee will examine benefits of currency based on BOJ pilot program
Finance
Mizuho and Line scrap online bank project in Japan
System development delays made phone-based service late to market
Insurance
Meiji Yasuda to buy group insurance units of U.S.-based Elevance
Japanese insurer makes inroads in U.S. toward $600m overseas profit goal
Myanmar Crisis
Uniqlo owner joins clothiers exiting Myanmar
Fashion industry shifts outsourcing away from military-ruled country
