Bloomberg Facebook Inc. stood its ground after Singapore called the social media giant unreliable for declining a request to remove a post, which the government had said was false and defamatory. “We have a responsibility to handle any government request to restrict alleged misinformation carefully and thoughtfully, consistent with our approach to government requests around the world,” Facebook said in ...

Bloomberg PT Semen Indonesia, the country’s top cement maker, is acquiring LafargeHolcim Ltd.’s local business in a deal valuing the unit at about $1.75 billion including debt. LafargeHolcim agreed to sell its entire holding in PT Holcim Indonesia as part of a continuing review of its portfolio, according to a statement. Semen Indonesia will conduct a tender offer for remaining ...

Bloomberg Amid a banner year for Hong Kong listings, cracks are starting to show in the world’s biggest market for initial public offerings. A parenting website part-owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. delayed the launch of its Hong Kong IPO, while one of China’s top travel-booking sites started taking orders for an offering in the city that’s a fraction of ...