Business deals
SK-Intel NAND deal points to wider shake-up of chip sector
Korean to pursue further acquisitions; US players outsource manufacturing
Business deals
Engineering & Construction
Hitachi to divest some of its Hitachi Construction shares
Japan government-backed JIC fund and other parties consider buying the stake
Business deals
Japan chemical merger foiled by divergent diaper visions
Nippon Shokubai and Sanyo Chemical see different paths out of coronavirus funk
Business deals
Japan's Nitori weighs rival bid in takeover of furniture retailer
Move would spark battle with DCM over home center chain Shimachu
Electronics
Ahead of US election, Foxconn's Gou says Wisconsin investment is on
Factory in battleground state remains largely unbuilt
Business deals
SK Hynix to buy Intel's NAND memory unit for $9bn
Biggest M&A by a South Korean company is set to transform chipmaking landscape
Business deals
Intel nears deal to sell NAND memory unit to SK Hynix
South Korean chipmaker seen paying $10 billion for flash business
Retail
Alibaba takes control of grocery operator Sun Art in $3.6bn deal
E-commerce conglomerate expands further in hypermarket sector amid pandemic
SoftBank
SoftBank Vision Fund prepares blank-check acquisition vehicle
Move seen as way to bypass IPOs as cash-rich company looks to sell down assets
Business deals
Tencent's game-streaming units Huya, DouYu to merge
Combined entity will control 80% market share in China
Business deals
Sequoia invests in potential Tokyo unicorn as it hedges China bets
Funding of Andpad is the first in Japan by US venture capital group
Business deals
Ant's mega IPO: Five things to know about the fintech king
Who controls it, who are its competitors and more as $35bn offering nears
Media & Entertainment
Chinese video site Bilibili prepares Hong Kong IPO of up to $1.5bn
Nasdaq-listed streaming platform hires banks as it plans for secondary listing
Electronics
NEC buys Swiss firm Avaloq for $2.2bn in global fintech push
Japanese electronics company makes biggest acquisition to date
Business deals
New Zealand's Fonterra sells money-losing Chinese farms for $370m
Group entered the country in 2008, but cost of purchasing feed was a burden
Retail
Alibaba and Dufry team up to woo duty-free shoppers
Deal could help Swiss chain regain global sales crown from Chinese rival
Business deals
Reliance's retail arm raises $3.4bn in single week
Indian conglomerate sets aim at Amazon and Flipkart for market dominance
Business deals
NTT's Docomo takeover given green light by Japan antitrust chief
Worries that surfaced 20 years ago are no longer relevant, commissioner says
Property
US fund injects $539m in embattled Japanese builder Leopalace21
Fortress gets shares and reservation rights in future issuance
Property
China Evergrande reaches debt deal to relieve deadline pressure
Country's largest developer had pledged to secure domestic listing by January
