Retail in Asia

EMI in licensing talks to raise funds

EMI Group Ltd has held preliminary talks to license its music in North America to rival record labels, a move that comes as private-equity owners seek to avoid debt default that could soon put the tro…

American car imports undergo probe

China has officially kicked off anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into automobile imports from the US, the nation’s top trade official confirmed. The move is a significant and timely …

Foster’s pulls online beer ads

Foster’s has pulled an advertising campaign that it admitted was too risque for TV just days after it was released online. The series of seven ads for Carlton Draught, which make reference to &q…