SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese automakers surged on Wednesday, with Toyota ( TM ) gaining 11% and Honda ( HMC ) advancing 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had struck a trade deal with the Japan that includes a 15% tariff. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal would include $550 billion...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shares of Japanese automakers surged on Wednesday, with Toyota ( TM ) gaining 11% and Honda ( HMC ) advancing 9% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had struck a trade deal with the Japan that includes a 15% tariff. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal would include $550 billion of Japanese investments...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Shares in South Korean automakers rallied on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Japan had struck a trade deal that includes a 15% tariff that will be levied on Japanese exports to the United States. Hyundai Motor ( HYMTF ) rose 6.8%, while Kia climbed 6.4%. Japan and the United States have also agreed...