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,...

* Trump signals support for Nippon Steel's ( NISTF ) bid for U.S. Steel * Final approval, deal details yet to emerge * Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) looks to US for growth amid weak domestic demand By Katya Golubkova and Anton Bridge TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) investors and analysts are asking if its...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's exports of automobiles, steel and semiconductors are expected to fall as the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs take effect later this year, the central bank said on Thursday. Weaker car exports will drag down South Korea's exports by 0.6%, and U.S.-bound exports by 4.0%, posing the biggest risk, the Bank of Korea projected in...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota ( TM ) said on Thursday its worldwide output and sales rose for a fourth consecutive month in April on strong demand for hybrid vehicles and rush buying in the United States over U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs. The world's biggest automaker's global sales for April increased 10% year-on-year to 876,864 vehicles, with U.S. sales climbing...