Bloomberg China is expected to make its next round of American soybean purchases “relatively quickly,” while corn, ethanol, beef and poultry also have been part of trade discussions between the two countries, according to US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. China committed to buying an additional 10 million metric tons of US soybeans, a sign of progress on trade talks between ...

Bloomberg South Korea’s oldest chaebol is finding that being a big conglomerate in a weak economy can be difficult. Shares of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. slid as much as 9.9 percent in Seoul, its lowest since August 2004, after it announced that its affiliate Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. plans to issue 420 billion won of new shares ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co. would deny any Chinese government request to open up “back doors” in foreign telecommunications networks because they aren’t legally obliged to do so, the company’s chairman says. Liang Hua said the company had received an independent legal opinion about its obligations under Chinese law and said there is nothing forcing companies to create what he called ...