Agriculture
Japan's Kubota ties up with Indian peer to make tractors for Africa
Alliance with Escorts will make simply designed machines at lower prices
Automobiles
Automobiles
China's Geely Auto to raise $825m from equity issue
Pandemic leaves country's carmakers facing tepid sales for third year
Interview
Renault chairman says ready to produce Nissan cars in Europe
Senard says pandemic reveals importance of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance
Economy
6 million workers on leave in Japan as coronavirus takes toll
Unemployment still low but furloughs risk becoming permanent
China tech
SoftBank leads $500m funding in Chinese ride-hailer Didi
Startup beefs up autonomous driving as competition intensifies
Business deals
Volkswagen takes 50% stake in Chinese carmaker's parent
German automaker seeks to cement its foothold in China
Automobiles
Nissan recovery plan seen as start of long journey by investors
Analysts expect carmaker to face more costs for job cuts after $6.2bn loss
Business trends
A more flexible Japan Inc returns to the office
Companies expect remote work to remain as coronavirus pandemic subsides
Coronavirus
Japan's IHI, JR West furlough thousands as demand plummets
Top companies expect slow recovery despite economic reopening
Automobiles
Malaysia auto sales drop 99% on coronavirus lockdown
Car buyers slow to return after country sold just 141 vehicles last month
