Shanghai / Bloomberg China National Chemical Corp. extended its tender offer for Syngenta AG shares by more than a month as it waits for regulatory approval for its planned $43 billion takeover of the Swiss seed and pesticide maker. State-owned ChemChina offered in February to buy Basel, Switzerland-based Syngenta for $465 a share in cash plus a special dividend …

  HYDERABAD / AP Apple will set up an office in southern India to develop the Maps feature for its products, the company said on Thursday in its second such announcement since CEO Tim Cook arrived in the country. A company statement said the venture will be located in the technology hub of Hyderabad and will create about 4,000 jobs. …

  HONG KONG / AP Chinese appliance maker Midea made a takeover offer for German industrial robot maker Kuka, a move that it says would help it capture a larger share of the “future service robots market.” Midea said it would offer 115 euros (about $130) a share to buy all the Kuka shares it doesn’t already own. The cash …