L'Oreal Will Cut Prices of Products Imported to China to Boost Sales 

French cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA said it would cut prices of products imported to China to boost sales. (published 0526 GMT)

 
 
UBS Withdraws From Australian Wealth-Management Business -- Update 

UBS AG said it plans to withdraw from its Australian wealth-management business, leaving senior employees to strike out on their own following a management buyout. (published 0302 GMT)

 
 
Alibaba in Talks to Open Data Centers in Europe, Singapore, Japan and Dubai, Executive Says 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks to build data centers in Europe, Singapore, Japan and Dubai as part of a planned global buildout of its cloud-computing operations, an executive said. (published 0358 GMT)

 
 
Samsung Group to Merge Two Major Entities in Preparation for Transfer of Power -- Update 

Samsung Group took a major step in its transition to new leadership, as it moved to merge its de facto holding company and Samsung's original construction and trading company. (published 0123 GMT)

 
 
Ryanair Profit Jumps as Charm Offensive Pays Off -- Update 

Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe's largest budget airline, on Tuesday said net income rose 66% in the financial year ended in March and that the figure should rise further this year when it expects to carry more than 100 million passengers for the first time. (published 0525 GMT)

 
 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group 1Q Net Profit Up 53% to HK$400.3 Million 

Drug company CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. Tuesday reported a 53% surge of its first-quarter net profit, thanks to the strong growth of innovative drugs. (published 0430 GMT)

 
 
Fortescue Shares Surge on Speculation of China Investment 

Shares in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. rocketed more than 10% Tuesday, adding as much as 1 billion Australian dollars to its market value, after a report that China-linked companies want to invest in the troubled iron-ore miner. (published 0145 GMT)

 
 
CY Foundation Group Seeks HK$133.5 Million in Share Placement 

CY Foundation Group Ltd. said Tuesday it is seeking to raise 133.5 million Hong Kong dollars from a share placement and will use net proceeds for business expansion and general working capital. (published 0204 GMT)

 
 
Kingston Financial Group: See 'Significant Increase' in Fiscal-Year Net Profit 

Kingston Financial Group Ltd., a provider of financial services in Hong Kong and Macau, said it expects a "significant increase" in fiscal-year net profit, thanks to higher income from its brokerage, underwriting as well as IPO-financing businesses. (published 0115 GMT)

 
 
Charter Communications Nearing Deal for Time Warner Cable -- 3rd Update 

Charter Communications Inc. is close to sealing a $55 billion deal for Time Warner Cable Inc., giving cable mogul John Malone the prize he has been chasing for two years. (published 0114 GMT)

 
 
Eastern & Oriental Plans IPO of U.K. Unit on London Stock Exchange 

Property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd said late Monday it plans to list its unit on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market for smaller growing companies as it expands in the U.K. (published 0056 GMT)

 
 
Goldman Sachs Changes Asia-Pacific Investment Banking Head 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is relocating its Asia-Pacific ex-Japan investment banking head Matthew Westerman to London, replacing him with Andrea Vella and Kate Richdale, who will become co-heads of the division in the region. (published 0319 GMT)

 
 
China Construction Bank Named Yuan-Clearing Bank in Chile 

China's central bank said late Monday it has designated China Construction Bank Corp., the nation's second-largest lender by assets, as the yuan-clearing bank in Chile. (published 0334 GMT)

 
 
Cocoaland Holdings Rejects MYR377.5 Mln Takeover Offer From Navis 

Soft drink and candy maker Cocoaland Holdings Bhd said late Monday it has rejected a takeover offer worth 377.5 million ringgit from private-equity fund Navis Capital Partners. (published 0045 GMT)