Bloomberg Sohu.com Inc. rose the most in almost five years after its chairman said the Chinese company’s search engine subsidiary Sogou is on a “very good trajectory” as it prepares for a public listing in the US. Sohu told investors on Monday it planned to file paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of …

Bloomberg In China, taxi rides aren’t just a form of transportation any more. They’ve also become useful for bond buyers doing due diligence. Dining out at restaurants is also helpful. It’s all part of a boom in field trips by market participants coming to grips with a new reality in China: the potential for bond defaults. After decades when authorities …

Bloomberg India is poised to reject Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co.’s proposed $1.3 billion takeover of an Indian drugmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, scuppering the biggest-ever Chinese acquisition in the country. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has decided to block the Chinese firm’s purchase of an 86 percent …