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/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this month, he presented him with a gold-coloured piggy bank.     One detail, seemingly unnoticed by those in the room, is that the gift was made in China, the focal point for Trump's sweeping trade war that has engulfed Japan...

By Maki Shiraki and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor ( TM ) said it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key parts supplier Toyota Industries ( TYIDF ) - a buyout that reportedly could cost $42 billion. We are currently exploring various possibilities, including partial investment, the automaker said in a filing with the...

By Maki Shiraki and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) said it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key parts supplier Toyota Industries ( TYIDF ) - a buyout that reportedly could cost $42 billion. We are currently exploring various possibilities, including partial investment, the automaker said in a...