SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) - South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) on Wednesday posted a 138% rise in first-quarter profit, as favourable foreign exchange rates helped cushion the impact of slowing electric vehicle sales growth in major overseas markets. LGES, whose customers include Tesla, General Motors ( GM ) and Hyundai Motor ( HYMTF ), reported operating profit...

(Reuters) -Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, is in talks with Commonwealth LNG to buy liquefied natural gas from the U.S. company's facility in Cameron, Louisiana, according to four trading and industry sources with knowledge of the matter. Petronas is in talks to buy at least one million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG from...

(Reuters) -Star Entertainment said on Wednesday it swung to an operating loss in the third quarter, as seasonal weakness, dwindling casino visitors and Queensland property closures from March storms battered the troubled Australian gambling operator. For the quarter ended March 31, the company reported a loss in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of A$21 million ($13.41 million), before...

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,...