Asia/Pacific
Brazilian miner Vale agrees to divest VLI stake to Brookfield for $842M
Brazil-based iron ore miner Vale agreed to sell a stake in logistics company VLI SA to Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management in a deal valued at BRL2 billion ($842.78 million).
Alibaba rival JD.com to top sales target as Chinese shoppers flock to Internet
JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce site, is set to exceed 100 billion yuan ($16.47 billion) in annual sales for the first time in a market that has drawn investment from global retailing names such as Amazon and Wal-Mart.
Morgan Stanley to sell India mutual funds assets to HDFC
Morgan Stanley is selling its Indian mutual fund assets to a joint venture between India's HDFC and Britain's Standard Life, becoming the latest foreign asset manager to quit India.
Chicago media firm Tribune agrees to buy Gracenote from Sony in $170M deal
Chicago-based media firm Tribune has entered an agreement to purchase Gracenote, the California-based music data unit of Japanese conglomerate Sony in a deal valued at $170 million, according to a statement by Tribune.