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Air New Zealand Ltd. has scope to offer bunk beds in economy class on more US routes after it introduces them on its 17-hour Auckland-New York services next year.

Taiwan’s WT Microelectronics Co. struck a $3.8 billion deal to acquire Future Electronics Inc., a closely held distributor of electronic components whose founder left his executive role after being accused of sexual misconduct.

The number of Chinese-made electric cars going to Europe has soared in recent months, prompting the European Union to earlier this week announce an investigation into whether those vehicles are being unfairly subsidized.

Rising food prices are likely to prove an additional concern for central bankers trying to subdue inflation as the cost of rice — a staple food in Asia — surges the most since 2008, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.

Bridgewater Associates LP’s flagship China fund is trouncing the performance of its peers, helping to expand the hedge fund’s leadership in the race among global firms looking to woo the nation’s wealthy investors.

Hostplus Pty, one of Australia’s largest pension funds, has included a major slot-machine operator in an ethical investment product that bars firms with even minor involvement in gambling activities.

Subaru Corp. is close to deciding where to build its EV plant in the US, an initiative that’s a key element of its electrification strategy, the Japanese carmaker’s president said.

Blackstone Inc. is considering a potential acquisition of Growatt Technology Co. that could value the Chinese solar equipment maker at about $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Taiwan’s stock exchange is focusing on attracting a new crop of innovation and technology companies in an effort to build investor interest and diversify the country’s equity market, according to the head of the exchange.

The world’s increasingly volatile climate is now one of the core risks to manage when it comes to long-term investment in agriculture.