HONG KONG (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley ( MS ) is cutting at least 50 investment banking jobs in the Asia-Pacific region due to a deals slump, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The layoffs affect around 13% of the Wall Street bank's Asia investment banking workforce of 400 in the region, according to one of the sources. Bankers based...

JAKARTA, April 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc ( AAPL ) will look into the possibility of building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia, its CEO said on Wednesday after meeting President Joko Widodo. (Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor) ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, become a substantial shareholder in Lynas Rare Earths, the largest producer of rare earths outside of China, an exchange filing showed late on Tuesday. The stake, taken by Rinehart's privately held Hancock Prospecting, is fuelling speculation of sector consolidation, after the magnate acted as a kingmaker in Australian lithium, and following merger talks...

SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - BYD has unveiled three new models, including two concept cars, under its premium brand Fangchengbao as the Chinese electric vehicle giant ramps up efforts to sell into higher-priced segments. The Bao 8 SUV, Super 3 concept crossover and Super 9 concept sports car made their debut at a live-streamed event on Tuesday night. The company...