Companies
Tencent to buy UK video game group Sumo in $1.3bn deal
Chinese internet company already second-largest shareholder with 8.8% stake
Tech
Automobiles
VW to make EV batteries with China's Guoxuan in Germany
German automaker eyeing Spain as another production base
Climate Change
Grab and Gojek commit to 'carbon zero' ahead of public listing
ASEAN tech startups embrace ESG factors amid growing pressure
Automobiles
Honda ready for quicker shift to all-electrified lineup, CEO hints
2040 goal poised to move up five years with proposed EU ban on gasoline autos
Startups
Former Sony, Toyota engineers accelerate Japan aerospace startups
Experience with jets and robots advances 'flying cars' and moon exploration
Economy
China's digital yuan pilot tally reaches $5.3bn in six months
Central bank white paper notes plans for more trials but no rollout date
Electronics
Ex-Sony CEO Hirai on how he reinvented an electronics icon
Maverick leader ruffled feathers to propel founders' vision into new era
Semiconductors
Chip decoupling risks costly failure, TSMC founder warns APEC
Taiwan envoy Morris Chang calls for free trade in civilian semiconductors
Materials
Panasonic joins US project that extracts lithium for EVs 'in weeks'
Japanese battery maker teams with Schlumberger in search for stable supply
Caixin
In depth: Huawei's plan to snatch Alibaba's cloud crown
Gung-ho tech giant poses threat to market leader, switching from hardware to services
IPO
Paytm sets India's largest-ever IPO, targeting $2.2bn
Digital payment provider rides on growth momentum from COVID restrictions
Biotechnology
South Korea's SD Biosensor leaps in Seoul trading debut
Company's COVID test kit success attracts investors amid hot local IPO market
China tech
Chinese officials from 7 agencies join Didi investigation
Tax, transport and competition regulators part of on-site security probe
Semiconductors
Taiwan to invest $300m in grad schools to stem chip brain drain
TSMC and peers act as US and China ramp up investment in semiconductor talent
Semiconductors
Intel slams US subsidies for TSMC in Arizona's clash of chip titans
CEO Gelsinger questions aid for foreign companies as Congress weighs bills
Finance
India slaps ban on Mastercard, threatening missed growth
US group accused of failing to comply with data storage rules
Semiconductors
TSMC confirms talks to build Japan chip plant
Taiwan tech titan logs 20% revenue rise in Q2 amid chip shortage
Politics
AI arms race: US to deploy $1.5bn to compete with China
Austin vows to develop autonomous systems 'the right way'
China up close
Analysis: Xi's capital market crackdown has a 2022 timeline
With his term extension on the line, leader hurries to control tech giants
Technology
Infosys boosts revenue growth forecast on US reopening hopes
Indian IT services group reports over 20% jump in quarterly profit
