The agreement comes after the maker of Aquos TVs nearly doubles its net loss forecast for the year to March, as a strong yen and intense competition roil Japanese electronics makers.
The controlling shareholder of Malaysian mobile operator Maxis sells $740 million of stock, while Indonesia's Emtek trims its stake in two free-to-air TV channels to help boost their free-floats.
The ousting of Sichuan Changhong chairman and CEO Ni Runfeng shows the fault lines between the government and its increasingly independent enterprises.