Bayer welcomes judge’s call for damages to be cut in $2 billion glyphosate case
Germany’s Bayer AG on Friday welcomed a conditional ruling by a U.S. judge calling for the reduction of a $2 billion damages award to a...
SoftBank Group raises $270 million via Seoul unit for early stage startup investments
SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its Seoul-based venture capital unit focusing on early stage investments has raised a 317 million won fund ($270 million)....
Toyota, China’s BYD to jointly develop battery EVs
Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would jointly develop battery electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries with China’s BYD Co Ltd, expanding its Chinese partnerships...
Pakistan PM to meet Trump hoping to mend fences, attract investment
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan travels to the United States on Sunday hoping the arrest of a militant leader with a $10 million U.S. bounty...
Japanese minister admonishes South Korea’s envoy as row deepens
Japan’s foreign minister publicly admonished South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening row over compensation for Korean forced laborers that has spilled over into...
Suspected arsonist believed his novel was stolen by Japanese studio: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio in Japan, killing 33 people in the country’s worst mass killing in two decades, planned the attack...
Animation fans lay flowers, pay respects at Japan studio ravaged by arson
Animation fans gathered at the site of Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years on Friday, laying flowers and offering prayers for the 33 people...
EDF could shut power output at Golfech nuclear plant due to hot weather
French utility EDF could shut down production at its 2,600 megawatt capacity Golfech nuclear power plant in the south of France from Tuesday July 23,...
Swedish prosecutor asks to keep U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky in custody
Swedish prosecutors on Friday asked to keep U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky in custody for six more days while they investigate him for aggravated assault over...
PepsiCo offers $1.7 billion to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Foods
PepsiCo has made a $1.7 billion offer to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group the companies said on Friday, boosting the target’s shares by nearly...