General Atlantic is in talks with about 15 companies in sectors including technology, financial services, retail and consumer, Sandeep Naik, head of its business in India and SE Asia, said

Biden's comments appeared to be a departure from the existing US policy of "strategic ambiguity" toward Taiwan, but an aide said there had been no change. 

The fintech startup, which helps firms embed services such as remittance, loans and digital payments into their platforms or apps, will own 100% of Shopmatic, the report said

Beijing's state spending to prop up its companies was at least 1.73% of GDP in 2019, the most recent period for which comprehensive data is available

Japanese firms, private and public, will have to publish the pay levels for female staff as a percentage of pay to men on their websites and disclose legitimate reasons for any disparities

China lowered the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 15 basis points to 4.45%, the biggest reduction since China revamped the mechanism in 2019

Sony's game, music and movie units contributed two-thirds of operating income in the year ended March, underscoring the group's transformation from consumer electronics maker into a metaverse-ready entertainment juggernaut

Overseas investors held Chinese bonds valued at 3.77 trillion yuan ($558.77 billion) at the end of April, according to calculations, down 2.8% from a month earlier

Hyundai's latest Ioniq 5 EV, which supports a fast charger with an output of 350kW, can travel 220 kilometres on a five-minute charge

Tencent Music said revenue dropped to 6.64 billion yuan ($979 million) in the first quarter ended March 31, partly due to lower ad sales after a fresh bout of Covid-19 cases in China

The developer had been struggling to secure bondholders consent for the notes due in May and July 2022 totalling $729 million.

Paytm E-commerce bought back a combined stake of 43.32% for 42 crore rupees ($5.4 million), valuing the company at just around 100 crore rupees ($10.2 million)