Bloomberg Japan and South Korea bickered over the details of rival briefings about export-control talks on Saturday as the US backed away from a potential role as a mediator in a fight over history and trade between its two Asian allies. Officials at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held a press conference at which they denied an assertion …

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced the launch of a new real estate initiative known as ‘Real Estate Lawyer’ in partnership with Al Tamimi & Company. The agreement outlining the details of the initiative was drafted to facilitate growth in the real estate market by providing greater support for real estate investors and encouraging further foreign investor …

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co will cooperate on electric and self-driving car technology, sharing costs on a global scale to take a major step forward in the industry’s disruptive transformation. VW will invest $2.6 billion in Ford’s autonomous-car partner Argo AI in a deal that values the operation at more than $7 billion, the two manufacturers said in …