SHANGHAI (Reuters) -As Chinese shoppers dip toes back in the luxury pool, brands are targeting economically resilient high-earners with distinctive, personalised experiences as their focus shifts more to market share than growth. Firms like LVMH and Hermes increasingly offer intimate dinners and large-scale shows, as well as stores with private shopping areas and exclusive elevator access for the VIPs they...

(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) said on Monday it will book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. HSBC ( HSBC ) acted as a service provider to several funds that invested with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Herald Fund...

SHANGHAI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - China's Innovent Biologics ( IVBXF ) said on Monday its GLP-1 injection led to more weight loss and better control of blood sugar in patients with diabetes than injectable semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's diabetes and weight-loss medicines. The late-stage head-to-head trial compared different doses of the two drugs in patients with diabetes...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor ( TM ) on Monday said its worldwide production increased by more than 10% in September and rose for a fourth straight month, as both sales and output increased in the U.S., the Japanese automaker's top market. Toyota's ( TM ) global output for September grew 11% from a year earlier to 918,146 vehicles. Production for...