Asia/Pacific

Bold Bets From Thai Billionaires Loom Big Debts

Big debts are seen looming as bold bets on acquisition from two Thai billionaires totaled US$27 billion last year.


Marubeni Leaves Energy Arm In Gavilon’s Deal

Japan’s Marubeni said that it will leave Gavilon’s energy arm from the proposed takeover deal. (Photo : REUTERS)Logo of Marubeni Corp is seen at the company's head office in Tokyo Marubeni Corp, a Japanese trading house states that it will cut its planned takeover deal over Gavilon's energy business.

What to Watch in The Week Ahead

The U.S. economy might be strong enough for the Fed to start easing its monetary stimulus in the fall but the next few months could be a bumpy ride.

Chrysler Jeep Seeking Partner for Return to China

Chrysler Jeep is looking for a Chinese partner for the manufacture of the vehicle in China. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the emblem of Chrysler Jeep. Fiat, the Italian carmaker is looking towards China for a partner to assist in the manufacture of the Chrysler Jeep brand in the largest car market in the world.


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US Bankruptcy Court Judge, Christopher Sontchi granted planned acquisition deal without legal challenge between Micron Technologies Inc. and Elpida Memory Inc.
China's Securities Regulatory Commission became stricter as its new Chairman, Xiao Gang aims to tackle fraud crack down to protect investors.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2200 GMT on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- SoftBank Corp is in talks with Deutsche Telekom AG over a possible deal for T-Mobile US Inc, as the Japanese company looks for alternatives to enter the U.
China's regulatory watchdog has unveiled new IPO rules. Last Friday, the Chinese government had published new draft rules designed to improve the transparency and pricing structure of initial public offers in its domestic stock markets.
Samsung lost US$12 billion market value after the slowing sales of its flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4.
Macau Legend Development is seeking US$788 million initial public offering to be able to fund construction of new hotels in the country.
George Soros return to the Japanese market after seeing attractive signs of stability. Most investors are selling their stocks in Japan as they are worried that the country might find it difficult to recovery its economy according to sources.
Walmart and Tesco are restricted to acquire existing Indian retailers because of the new policy set by the Indian government stating foreign companies should start from scratch.
Myanmar opens its doors to foreign investors to explore the country's abundance in natural gas.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp sells its shareholdings in Barclays to Nomura Securities. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp of Japan had announced the sale of its shareholdings in British bank Barclays.