Companies

Sharing Economy

Didi to seek global opportunities with AI and big data

Chinese car-sharing giant launches taxi-hailing app in Japan

Markets

China's thrifty shoppers behind Pinduoduo's $1.9bn IPO plan

Ex-Google engineer aims to challenge Alibaba, JD.com with bargain-hunters' platform

Companies

Kobe Steel indicted over fabricating product quality data

Business deals

Asahi Kasei to buy US textile supplier for $1.06bn

Sage Automotive deal aimed at expanding Japanese company's auto business

Asia300

Taiwan's TSMC Q2 profit rises 9% on smartphone demand; meets estimates

Companies

Disco's quarterly profit seen down 30%

Drop is smaller than forecast but US-China trade spat looms

Companies

Subaru returns to commercial helicopters after 23-year hiatus

Joint model with Bell gets green light from US regulators

Companies

Singapore hub gives new hope for Japan Post's Toll purchase

Acquisition of Australian company has so far generated massive losses

Sharing Economy

Grab to tackle ASEAN's traffic tangles amid antitrust pressure

Ride-hailing startup's new Singapore AI lab to share findings with governments

Companies

Google hit with record $5bn EU antitrust fine

Regulatory action may be too late and ineffective, say analysts