BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -SiCarrier, a Chinese chip equipment maker with close links to Huawei, is seeking $2.8 billion in its maiden fundraising round, two people familiar with the plans said, as the startup chases more clients and clout. SiCarrier was until recently little known, but it has become the most talked-about company in Chinese semiconductor circles this year as the...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has prepared support measures for small and medium-sized firms expected to be hurt by U.S. tariffs, the government said on Wednesday. The measures include financing support worth 4.6 trillion won ($3.25 billion), subsidies to ease the burden of logistics costs, and other policies to help expand export markets. While their exports accounted for 17% of South...

(Reuters) -Australia's corporate regulator said on Wednesday it had started legal action against Macquarie Securities (Australia) (MSAL), accusing the firm of misleadingly reporting millions of short sales for over 14 years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) filed proceedings in the New South Wales Supreme Court, alleging that MSAL, owned by Macquarie Group ( MCQEF ), inaccurately reported short...

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,...