Business Deals
Singapore's Keppel and Straits Times to buy mobile carrier M1
Top investor Axiata of Malaysia accepts takeover offer
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Business
Business Trends
Chinese tech salaries jump in global race for talent
Companies spend big to lure data and AI scientists
Trade War
South Korean blue chips bruised by Chinese slump
Profit down 23% at big exporters as Moon rushes to nurture startups
International Relations
Japan's Kono presses South Korean minister to stop asset seizure
Tensions high over wartime labor ruling as Tokyo lawmakers call for ambassador recall
Economy
Chinese developers battered by housing slowdown
January sales tumble as flat prices and rents turn off real estate investors
International Relations
Beijing admits holding Japan corporate employee in detention
Itochu worker was arrested a year ago for undisclosed reasons
Business Deals
Takeda readies $4.5bn bond sale to defend credit rating
Hybrid debt will shore up drugmaker's balance sheet after Shire deal
Companies
Didi kicks off major job cuts as it revamps operations
2,000 workers will be laid off as ride-hailing company bolsters safety
Companies
TSMC takes $550m hit from defective chemical at chip plant
Company cuts earnings outlook after troubles supplying Apple and Huawei
Companies
China's top chipmaker SMIC to boost capex 20% despite downturn
Investment up to 2.2 billion in 2019 amid Beijing's push for tech self-reliance
