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
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
Business deals
China's Baowu Steel absorbs Sinosteel in state-backed deal
World's biggest steelmaker acquires mining assets as part of purchase
Business deals
Korean Air takeover of Asiana in limbo as global trustbusters balk
South Korean airlines will likely have to amend their plan to gain European OK
Business deals
South Korea's Hanwha inks $1.5bn deal to buy Daewoo Shipbuilding
Defense contractor looks to bolster naval and submarine businesses
Toshiba in turmoil
Toshiba buyout: JIP-led group secures $8.8bn loans from megabanks
Troubled Japanese company's shareholders to determine fate of takeover proposal
Business deals
Takeda buys Nimbus autoimmune drug arm for $4bn
Japan drugmaker zeros in on potential 'wonder pill' for psoriasis, other conditions
Semiconductors
Europe rejects Chinese chip investments aimed at EV market
U.K. and Germany take tougher line amid worries about state influence
Transportation
From Singapore to Japan, Asian airlines rush to ramp up routes
SIA inks deals as rivals like JAL and AirAsia expand flights despite risks
Business deals
U.S. sues to stop Microsoft's $69bn bid for game maker Activision
FTC alleges tech giant's deal for Call of Duty studio would harm competition
Electric cars in China
Honda taps China's EV battery king CATL for 7-year supply deal
Procurement supports over 1m electrics, as automaker plans Chinese expansion
Media & Entertainment
Billionaire Adani now NDTV's biggest shareholder after open offer
Journalists fear a threat to one of country's last bastions of free media
Cryptocurrencies
Binance enters Japanese crypto market with acquisition
Sakura Exchange deal marks official re-entry into Japan after FSA warning
Business deals
HSBC investors cheer $10bn deal to sell Canada unit
Shares jump on hopes for beefed-up dividends and Asia focus
Business deals
Japan's Nidec to buy Italian toolmaker Pama for $100m
Electric motor leader aims to become a machine tool powerhouse
Transportation
Tata Group to bolster Air India with Vistara merger
Singapore Airlines will hold 25% stake in combined carrier
Business deals
Japan's NGK Spark Plug to buy U.S. medical device maker
Auto parts supplier's MGC Diagnostics deal part of push to branch out
Business deals
Japan's MUFG to buy credit companies in Philippines, Indonesia
Mitsubishi will purchase Home Credit's local affiliates for 600m euros
Opinion
Foreign rescue no solution to decline at Nissan and Toshiba
Damaged corporate cultures cannot be revived by top-down command
