BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - A furious China launched punishment drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to separatist acts, sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te. The exercises, in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands that sit next to the Chinese coast,...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Lenovo Group reported a 9% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to $13.8 billion on Thursday, as the world's largest maker of personal computers (PCs) exits a demand slump following the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue for the January-March quarter beat an average estimate of $13 billion drawn from eight analysts, according to LSEG data. This marks...

May 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines - Hargreaves Lansdown rejects 5-bln-pound private-equity takeover approach - Anglo American extends deadline for BHP takeover after rejecting improved bid - BDO underdog wins race to lead UK's fifth-largest accounting firm Overview...

May 23 (Reuters) - German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer said on Thursday it signed a purchase agreement for acquiring Blitz LuxCo Sarl, the holding company of the Bormioli Pharma Group, for an enterprise value of 800 million euros ($866.32 million). The medical equipment maker said the transaction will be financed by a consortium of banks consisting of UniCredit,...