Markets
Tokyo bourse tells Toyota, SoftBank, others to lift capital efficiency
Blue chips among about 1,800 companies with P/B ratios less than 1
China's largest SUV maker has 'no plans' to acquire abandoned Western auto assets
Southeast Asia aspires to host the next startup financing ecosystem
$70bn in repurchases for fiscal 2022 stand in contrast to declines elsewhere
K-pop agency SM, other companies under pressure from homegrown investor groups
RCEP to deliver more gains than CPTPP, but risks U.S. economic distancing
Bank failures heighten investor jitters, spurring flight to safety
$330m endowment fund seeks higher returns to raise school's global standing
Executives avoid straight answers despite deepening ties between Xi and Putin
JBIC joins financing, aims to bolster Japan in No. 2 steel market
Investment comes as Indonesian company aims to raise up to $580m in IPO
World's second-largest exporter eager to diversify markets amid row with EU
Wang Chuanfu thanks Warren Buffett for longtime support despite recent sell-off
SBI Sumishin Net Bank is country's first digital lender to list
Shift from centralized structure seen as cutting influence of CEO Daniel Zhang
Economists expect central bank to maintain hawkish stance for now
Rising interest rates pose risk for Tokyo as it struggles to scale back stimulus
Osaka exchange targets individual investors with small 10-gram trading units
Concerns rise that Russian oil may be refined in Asia and exported to EU
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