* 2008/09 net profit rises 10 percent to 227 million Sfr * Average forecast for net was 222 million Sfr * Lowers three-year financial targets * CEO says decline in chocolate demand bottomed out *...
BEIJING, July 6 - A U.S. trade official said on Monday China had not unfairly used a new anti-monopoly law to block a planned Coca-Cola Co acquisition but said it was too early to draw...
SINGAPORE, May 12 - Major palm oil buyers face being graded for their green credentials after figures showing they have bought only a fraction of the sustainable palm oil available, environmental group WWF said on...
* Offer worth A$12.22 a share, Lion Nathan shares soar * Pitched at 47 percent premium * Valuation matches InBev-Anheuser Busch deal (Adds comment from Kirin, background) MELBOURNE, April 27 - Japanese brewer Kirin <2503.T>...
* Offer worth A$12.22 a share, Lion Nathan shares soar * Pitched at 47 percent premium * Valuation matches InBev-Anheuser Busch deal (Adds Chairman comment, Lion Nathan share price surge) MELBOURNE, April 27 - Japanese...
* Offer worth A$12.22 a share * Pitched at 47 percent premium * Valuation matches InBev-Anheuser Busch deal (Adds details, analyst comment) MELBOURNE, April 27 - Japanese brewer Kirin <2503.T> agreed a $2.5 billion buy-out...
* Shares jump up to 25 pct on chatter of 'informal' talks * Future cooperation seen as positive * Cheaper to strike a deal now HONG KONG, April 24 - Shares in China Huiyuan Juice...
BEIJING, April 16 - China's top juice maker Huiyuan still has high hopes of finding a strong partner after Beijing rejected Coca-Cola's acquisition attempt, its chairman was reported as saying on Thursday. Chairman Zhu Xinli...
BEIJING, April 15 - China said a review of the $1.6 billion bid by Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Co to buy unlisted British chemicals maker Lucite International was moving ahead, despite reports the deal had hit...
BEIJING, April 15 - China's commerce ministry on Wednesday said its doors are still open to foreign investors looking to make mergers and acqusitions in the country. The comments by Yao Jian, ministry spokesman, were...