Business deals
Singapore's SATS set to close $1bn deal for French cargo handler
Worldwide Flight Services acquisition to clear regulatory review as soon as March
Business deals
Travel & Leisure
Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka to be sold to Canadian investment firm
New owners plan renovations with expected rebound in visitors to city
Automobiles
Indian state enters $2.5bn partnership for EV battery-swapping stations
Deployment of smart energy infrastructure in Maharashtra to begin this year
Climate Change
Japan's IHI and GE team up in ammonia-burning turbines
Technology promises to be free of CO2 emissions
Business deals
Japan consumer goods maker Lion takes 36% stake in Vietnam company
Deal with medical products company Merap aims to tap Asian sales channels
Automobiles
Top Singapore taxi company buys into Israeli self-driving startup
ComfortDelGro expands tie-up strategy with $4m bet on software developer Ottopia
Business deals
Daikin eyes A/C crown in U.S. with smart-thermostat deal
$100m purchase of Venstar to add energy-saving services for customers
Energy
Thai oil retailer takes control of ExxonMobil unit
Acquisition to give Bangchak the nation's largest gas station network
Media & Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment secures $966m from sovereign wealth funds
Investment reflects bullish sentiment for South Korean content
Commodities
Olam plans Singapore, Saudi Arabia dual IPO of agricultural arm
Temasek-backed commodity trader hopes to list subsidiary in first half of 2023
Business deals
Moderna snaps up Japan's OriCiro Genomics in mRNA manufacturing push
U.S. drugmaker sees promise in target company's technologies
Nissan-Renault alliance
Nissan limits use of joint IP in Renault's new venture with Geely
Deal is step forward in rethink of Japanese, French automakers' ties
Business trends
Takeovers involving Japanese companies hit record high in 2022
Sony's Bungie purchase and Olympus' science business carve-out among big deals
Business deals
Japan Display sells Chinese unit for higher-than-expected $200m
Asset review boosts final price from original proposal
Finance
MUFG to start 'buy now, pay later' service with Kanmu acquisition
The $150m purchase gives Japanese megabank home market access
Business deals
Japan's MUFG to invest $200m in Indonesia fintech Akulaku
Banking group considers 'buy now, pay later' services in Asian consumer market
Technology
Huawei licenses key tech to major European automakers
Deals with Audi, BMW and others help Chinese company withstand U.S. clampdown
Business deals
SBI affiliates to buy real estate loan company for $1.5bn
Keystone Partners and Shinsei Bank eye Tokyo-based Diamond Asset Finance
Business deals
BHP Group to buy copper producer OZ Minerals for $6.4bn
OZ shareholders to vote on whether to accept takeover bid in March or April
Business deals
Reliance Retail to buy India unit of Germany's Metro for $344m
Deal to help Mukesh Ambani-backed company cement position as top Indian retailer
