AFP China will launch an anti-trust probe into the $3.8 billion merger of US media giants Comcast and DreamWorks Animation, the country’s commerce ministry said. In April, Comcast — the biggest cable television operator in the US — bid for the creators of the Kung-fu Panda series, a smash hit in China. A Chinese company lodged a complaint about …

  Bloomberg India must have a strong and independent central bank to ensure macroeconomic stability in the world’s fastest-growing major economy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said a day before his term ends. central banks should be independent and should be able to say no to seemingly attractive proposals,” Rajan said in a speech in New Delhi on …

  Bloomberg Tens of thousands of people took to streets of Taipei City, Taiwan, on Saturday in protest against pension-reform procedures, adding to growing woes for President Tsai Ing-wen who faces a decline in approval ratings after three months in office. More than 110,000 people took part in the rally, Cti TV reported. The protest, attended by former premier Hau …