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China's Meituan buys bike-sharing firm Mobike

MeituanDianping,China’slargestproviderofon-demandonlineservices,isbuyingthecountry'sleadingbike-sharingfirmMobike,inadealthatwillintensifytherivalryoftheircommo

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China's Meituan Dianping acquires bike-sharing firm Mobike

MeituanDianping,China’slargestproviderofon-demandonlineservices,isbuyingbike-sharingfirmMobikefor$2.7billionexcludingdebt,inadealthatwillintensifytherivalryofth

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Amazon may offer to buy India's Flipkart: report

Amazon.comIncmaymakearivaloffertobuyIndiane-commercefirmFlipkart,whichisintie-uptalkswithWalmartInc,localmediareported,asthetwoU.S.retailgiantsjostlefordominanc

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Grab boss: 'zero issues' with Uber deal in South East Asia

Thechiefexecutiveofride-sharingfirmGrabsaysheisconfidentregulatorswillnotderailhisplantobuyUber'sSouthEastAsianoperations.AnthonyTantoldtheBBChesaw"zeroissues"o

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Final surrender deal for Syria's Ghouta said to have been reached

TheSyriangovernmentseemspoisedtocompletetheretakingofEasternGhouta,theonetimeoppositionenclavenearDamascus.TheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidafinaldealhasbe

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Toshiba says unable to meet end-March deadline for chip unit sale

ToshibaCorpsaidonFridayitwouldnotbeabletocompletean$18billiondealtosellitsprizedchipunitbyanagreeddeadlineattheendofMarch,asithadnotreceivedanti-monopolyapprova

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China-Vatican deal to possibly be signed soon

AdealbetweenChinaandtheVaticancouldbesignedasearlyastheendofthismonth,aChinesebishopsaidWednesday.Negotiationshavereached"thefinalstages,"saidBishopGuoJincai,se

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Foxconn unit to buy Belkin for US$866 million in brand push

FITHonTengLtd,partofthecontractmanufacturinggiantFoxconnTechnologyGroup,agreedtobuyBelkinInternationalinthelatestmovebybillionaireTerryGoutoexpandinbrandedgoods

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Parliament will have a meaningful vote on Brexit deal- PM's spokesman

TheBritishgovernmenthasbeenclearthatitwillgiveparliamentameaningfulvoteonthefinalBrexitdealitnegotiateswithBrussels,PrimeMinisterTheresaMay’sspokesmansaidonMond

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Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta

AnewgroupofSyrianrebelsandcivilianspreparedtoleaveEasternGhoutaonMondayafterthelargestexodusyetfromtheoppositionenclave,astalksstalledoverthefinalpocketofresist

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One of the largest US gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy

RemingtonOutdoorCoInc,oneofthelargestU.S.makersoffirearms,filedforbankruptcyprotectiononSundaytocarryoutadebt-cuttingdealwithcreditorsamidmountingpublicpressure

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Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto gets conditional nod from China

China’santi-trustwatchdogonTuesdayapprovedBayer’splannedacquisitionoftheworld’slargestseedcompanyMonsantoontheconditionthatthecompanywillspinoffsomebusinessesgl

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Irish PM calls for fresh Northern Ireland talks next month

TheBritishandIrishgovernmentsshouldredoubleeffortsnextmonthtobrokeradealthatwouldrestoreapower-sharinggovernmentinNorthernIrelandafterayearofpoliticalstalemate,

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Facebook to stream 25 MLB games in exclusive deal

Facebookisgettingdeeperintotheprofessionalsportsstreaminggame,partneringwithMajorLeagueBaseballtoair25weekdayafternoongamesinanexclusivedeal.Thegameswillbeavail

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Investor 'terminates' Weinstein Company assets deal

ThedealtobuyassetsofHarveyWeinstein'sformerproductioncompanycollapsedTuesdayasaformerofficialinpresidentBarackObama'sadministrationsaidherinvestorgroupwasabando

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Iran urges Europe to help protect nuclear deal

IranianseniorofficialsonMondaycalledforcollectiveresolvebytheEuropeancountriestoprotecttheIraniannucleardealreachedin2015.EuropeshouldpushtheUnitedStatestoadher

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Iran foreign minister criticises EU 'extremism' towards Tehran

Iran'sforeignministerslammedtheEuropeanUnionfor"extremism"inrelationshiptoTehraninaninterviewpublishedMondayaheadofameetingwithhisFrenchcounterpart."Inordertoke