North Asia

Shein falls in Hong Kong; Itochu plans offer for Dentsu Soken; Ares closes Japan fund; KKR's Asia investments; DigitalBridge acquires in Australia; HDFC Bank CEO to leave.

Jonathan Chau becomes MD, capital markets, Asia (ex-Japan), and Reeves Yan is named head of Hong Kong capital markets.

Nicolas Vix, senior country officer for China, replaces Jean-François Deroche in Hong Kong.

Tomoyuki Sasai is stepping up to replace Marc Saffon, who becomes Japan country head at the French bank.

Several financial institutions and tech partners will test three dozen use cases spanning risk management, fraud prevention and customer experience.

Proposal from the Japan and US semiconductor firms for flash memory technology is contingent on government support.

The former Deutsche Bank executive joins in Hong Kong as Apac head of healthcare and real estate.

As the bank eyes a record fundraising year, acting CFO Domenico Nardelli talks infrastructure, bonds, hard to price risks, and market opportunities.

The Chinese online fashion giant, which is targeting a $27bn valuation, has a presence in 160 countries.