TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan shut down ahead of the arrival of strong Typhoon Kong-rey on Thursday with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and domestic flights cancelled for what is expected to be the largest storm by size in 30 years. The storm is forecast to make landfall on the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast...

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Former Huawei Technologies unit Honor announced on Thursday it had received an undisclosed investment from partners including China Telecom and a unit of CICC Capital Corp. The Chinese smartphone maker announced last November it was pursuing an initial public offering, without disclosing a location or a timeframe for the listing. ...

(Reuters) -STMicroelectronics, Europe's largest chipmaker by revenue, on Thursday said its full-year revenue would come at the low end of its earlier guidance range, its third cut to the outlook this year. The company, whose clients include Tesla and Apple, said it expected to post annual revenue of $13.27 billion, against its previous forecast of $13.2 billion to $13.7 billion,...

(Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc is bidding C$7 billion ($5.03 billion) for a minority stake in telecom and media company Rogers Communications's cellphone infrastructure business, the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday. Last week, the Canadian company Rogers announced the deal, which would lessen its debt burdens, but did not disclose the name of the investor. Under the...