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AIA, Manulife said to bid for SCB life insurance unit
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/02/2017
» AIA Group Ltd and Manulife Financial Corp are among bidders for Siam Commercial Bank's life insurance operations in what could be the biggest-ever acquisition of a Southeast Asian insurer, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Toyota loses sales crown to Volkswagen
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/01/2017
» FRANKFURT/TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp lost its title as the world’s best-selling automaker to Volkswagen AG, snapping the Japanese company’s four-year reign, as demand for its flagship Camry sedan waned in the US and sales in China expanded at a slower pace than the overall market.
Takata's sale on track after settlement
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2017
» Detroit/Michigan/Tokyo: Takata Corp's agreement to pay $1 billion to settle a criminal investigation removes a hurdle to the air-bag maker's sale, which the company needs to continue operations and complete the biggest product recall in automotive history.
Boeing wins $22bn order from Indian budget carrier
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2017
» NEW DELHI - Boeing Co won an order for 205 planes from SpiceJet Ltd, marking the biggest expansion plan by the Indian budget carrier that is seeking to claw back market share from leader IndiGo.
Alibaba leads $2.6bn bid for store chain
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2017
» Hong Kong/Shanghai: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is leading a bid to take department store chain Intime Retail Group Co private for as much as $2.6 billion, as China's largest online retailer deepens its integration with brick-and-mortar stores.
Move over mobile phone: The next ad frontier is windshield
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2017
» San Francisco: The next frontier in digital advertising may be your car's windshield.
Japan slowly opens door to foreign maids
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2017
» In a Japanese-style apartment, Maria Del Bago learns how to properly bow, clean traditional tatami floor-matting and decipher instructions for a high-tech toilet.
Shut gold mine shows investors risks of Thai junta rule
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/12/2016
» When Thailand’s junta leader-turned-prime minister used his absolute power to suspend gold mining, causing an Australian miner’s shares to plummet 19% in a single day, he complicated efforts to attract foreign investors already spooked by military rule.
Central bank chief stores firepower as trade fears loom
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/12/2016
» The Bank of Thailand governor is keeping enough ammunition in store to respond to a downturn in world trade amid a wave of anti-globalisation sentiment that’s swept from the UK to the US.
GIC to invest $260m in Indonesian theatre chain
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/12/2016
» SINGAPORE - GIC Pte, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, agreed to partner with an Indonesian cinema operator by investing 3.5 trillion rupiah ($260 million), to help expand the theatre chain across the country.