Business deals
Apollo to buy Showa Denko's aluminum assets for $480m
US asset manager's first acquisition in Japan expands materials portfolio
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense
First private Japan launcher to recover payload after space trip
Interstellar Technologies pushes boundaries with maverick founder Takafumi Horie
Materials
Shin-Etsu to boost US plastic production on back of Biden stimulus
Japanese chemical maker plans $1.25bn investment, anticipating infrastructure push
Aerospace & Defense
China's big three airlines put off Boeing and Airbus deliveries
State carriers took every plane ordered from domestic maker COMAC
36Kr/KrASIA
Chinese startup looks to beef up space-related supply chains
Space Factory creates e-commerce tech site for booming sector
Aerospace & Defense
UAE confirms $23bn deal to buy F-35 jets and drones from US
Agreement reached on Donald Trump's last full day as president
International relations
China rises from Russian customer to competitor in arms industry
Beijing's ability to package guns and economic deals threatens Moscow's revenue
Climate Change
Japan's Teijin to disclose emissions from making auto parts
Chemicals company tries to meet standards expected by European carmakers
China debt crunch
Tianqi Lithium cancels $2.5bn share sale after exchange objects
Shenzhen bourse questioned how purchase by chairman's company would be financed
