SEOUL -- For years, legal troubles have cast a cloud over Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee as he stood on the cusp of stepping out of his father's shadow and making a name for himself as the leader of the global tech giant.
LONDON/PARIS -- Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its 16.2 billion euro ($19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan ran into stiff opposition from the French government, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Read More
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted Massachusetts-based American Robotics Inc permission to operate automated drones. Read More
BRASILIA -- Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Química said on Friday that, together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), it has requested regulatory approval for emergency use of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. Read More
The head of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) apologized on Friday after a recent cyberattack led to a serious data breach at the central bank, and brought in an independent investigator to review the incident. Read More
Twitter Inc on Thursday said it will transfer institutional White House Twitter accounts to Biden administration when the U.S. President-elect swears in on January 20. Read More
HANOI -- Prices of base metals rose on Friday as investors bet on a surge in demand and more infrastructure spending after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a plan to pump $1.9 trillion into the pandemic-ravaged economy. Read More
BEIJING/SINGAPORE -- China's total crude oil imports surged 7.3% in 2020 despite the coronavirus shock early in the year, with record arrivals in the second and third quarter amid plunging oil prices and expanding refineries, data showed on Thursday. Read More
Connecticut is investigating Amazon.com Inc for potential anti-competitive behavior in its business selling digital books, the state's attorney general said on Wednesday. Read More
China's imports of most major commodities eased in December from the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, but coal imports soared. Read More