Purchase of minority stake would cap a record year for overseas dealmaking by Japanese groups

New undertaking sees opportunities in cooling, debt-laden property market

Hanoi joins global push to rein in power of the technology giants

Hedge fund boss part of group seeking to recover investments in property developer

US fears that it will lose ‘commanding heights’ of new technology

Rush to build gas import terminals as fears mount of looming shortages

Lawyer to Greg Kelly, ousted chairman’s aide, says there was no formal agreement on deferred pay

Government sells off non-core assets from once-proud insurance conglomerate

Ecommerce site valued at ‘more than $7bn’ after funding round led by Japanese group

Meng Wanzhou must surrender passports and pay for private security guards to accompany her

Chinese e-commerce group joins $40m funding round for Optibus

Company remains under firm control of chief executive accused of rape

Beijing acts after warning of ‘serious consequences’ following Huawei CFO’s arrest

US president says he would act to secure China trade deal as Meng Wanzhou released on bail

Pichai defends controversial proposal in first Congress appearance

World’s biggest market heads for first annual drop since 1990s as trade war deepens 

Dockless cycle-sharing group owned by Meituan Dianping values division at $100m

Decision follows ousted Nissan chairman’s indictment on charges of understating pay

Security concerns about Chinese telecoms group grow in wake of finance chief’s arrest

With the situation worse than in China, Modi’s government is struggling to combat the problem

Even without US-China trade war, Thailand’s export-driven economy is vulnerable

Preliminary injunction issued after finding that Apple violated two patents