China tech
Kuaishou goes from humble roots to $5bn IPO to take on ByteDance
Video platform taps users in China's regions and woos investors amid TikTok frenzy
Companies
Pharmaceuticals
Indonesia's Kalbe raises $55m to grab ASEAN biologics market
US fund General Atlantic bets on joint venture's capacity boost and trials
Finance
Thai megabanks post lowest net profit in 10 years due to pandemic
Second COVID wave makes 2021 recovery far from certain
Technology
Tesla posts first full-year profit on record China sales
EV maker will take 'as many batteries' as Panasonic and others can produce
SoftBank
From Zen temple to SoftBank Corp: Miyakawa's rise to the top
CEO takes over at a critical time, facing rising competition and a pandemic
Companies
Samsung eyes 'meaningful' M&A deals over next three years
South Korean tech giant's profit jumps 26% in 4Q as leader starts jail term
Technology
Apple logs record quarter as revenue in China jumps nearly 60%
Japan sales also hit all-time high with help from iPhone 12 release
Business deals
Apollo to buy Showa Denko's aluminum assets for $480m
US asset manager's first acquisition in Japan expands materials portfolio
Technology
Google to make Taiwan its main hardware R&D hub outside US
Tech giant says island will be core location for its engineers
Automobiles
Isuzu to source truck engines from Cummins for key models
US deal to help Japanese automaker focus on EV and other next-generation tech
