Bloomberg China made further promises to protect the intellectual property of foreigners investing in its economy, addressing a long-standing grievance as US President Donald Trump plans new tariffs aimed at Beijing. Speaking at the end of the annual National People’s Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said that China wants to avoid a trade war and that the government plans to further ...

Bloomberg UltraTech Cement Ltd. has signed an “in-principle” pact with Binani Industries Ltd. to buy its holdings of a distressed unit as India’s largest cement maker attempts to beat out a Bain-backed consortium, which earlier made the winning bid in ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. UltraTech, controlled by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, said it had agreed to pay 72.7 billion rupees ($1.1 ...

Bloomberg State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, has approached the apex court to challenge decisions that halted the sale of assets by Anil Ambani’s indebted telecom unit, which is seeking to pare a $7 billion debt pile. The state-run bank is seeking to revoke a high court order as well as one from a bankruptcy tribunal in a ...