Materials
China's Ganfeng Lithium stakes out overseas claims in hot market
Lithium 'supermarket' aims to double production by 2025 as EV demand swells
Companies
Automobiles
Hyundai to invest $530 million to launch six EVs in India by 2028
Move comes as India pushes automakers to go electric
Companies
Bridgestone plugs into EVs by turning shops into service centers
Startups to make use of tire maker's global 6,100-outlet network to offer maintenance
Technology
Japanese fake news eludes Facebook and Twitter's reach
Leaked Meta documents show struggle to address misinformation outside U.S.
IPO
Indonesia allows multiple voting shares to boost tech IPOs
Country's biggest tech company GoTo had been waiting for the regulatory change
China debt crunch
Some Evergrande bondholders miss receiving overdue coupon payments
Failure could represent developer's first offshore default on public bond: sources
Technology
Samsung replaces CEOs as Vice Chairman Lee seeks new direction
South Korean giant merges mobile, consumer electronics divisions to stay on top
Myanmar Crisis
Kirin says leaving Myanmar is 'last resort' as it tries arbitration
Japan brewer, military-linked partner both want control of lucrative beer venture
Automobiles
Toyota picks North Carolina to host $1.3bn EV battery plant
Factory aims for enough output for up to 1.2m vehicles a year
Technology
Canon breaks through with image sensor that can see in the dark
SPAD sensors to go into production in 2022 for use in security cameras
Myanmar Crisis
Kirin seeks arbitration to end venture with Myanmar military
Japanese company turns to Singapore body to pressure partner
China tech
Didi delisting reflects Chinese worry over losing big data to U.S.
Xi keeps tight controls on tech companies ahead of party congress
Climate Change
Toyota to make Western European lineup carbon-free by 2035
World's largest automaker bends to EU's tough new climate standards
Semiconductors
U.S. regulator sues to block Nvidia takeover of SoftBank's Arm
Biggest semiconductor deal in history would stifle competition, FTC says
China debt crunch
Chinese authorities summon Evergrande chairman, send in risk managers
Troubled property group looks to restructure offshore debt in talks with creditors
Companies
GE Hitachi wins Canadian order for small nuclear reactor
Deal marks first for Hitachi since 2011 Fukushima disaster
Semiconductors
TSMC urges U.S. to include foreign firms in chip industry support
Comments come as Intel CEO says Washington should prioritize domestic players
Telecommunication
Japan to test wide-area 5G Open RAN network in 2022
NTT Docomo, Rakuten Mobile and NEC expected to join to counter China
Companies
Toto plans Vietnam faucet plant to keep the world's hands clean
Japanese creator of Washlet boosts overseas capacity as COVID fuels demand
Companies
Razer's top execs offer to take company private
Proposal values gaming hardware maker at $3.2bn