1. 長江基建擬44億美元購英國水廠
香港首富李嘉誠的旗艦公司提出，以每股7.37美元收購Northumbrian水廠。長建在7月1日已表示，有意購入該家擁有440萬客戶的公用企業。
2. 雀巢斥17億美元私有徐福記
該全球最大食品商提出，以每股3.57美元收購該家新加坡上市的中國食品商的60%股份。徐氏家族在私有化後，將續持有40%股權。
3. 渣打關閉43南韓分行
渣打第一銀行公布有關決定。該銀行的2,500員工自6月27日開始罷工，以抗議新的按表現獎勵計劃。該行在南韓有392分行及6,500員工。
4. 印度汽車銷售按年升1.6%
全國在上月的汽車銷量為14.337萬輛，去年同期為14.1086萬輛。有關按年升幅是2009年3月以來最低。
5. 富士康擬分拆台灣零售分支
台灣電子巨擘表示，暫時沒有分拆時間表，並預期有關業務在3年內，就可達到年銷售額12億美元。
6. 馬來西亞5月生產值按年跌5.1%
這是該國工業生產值連續第2個月回落。4月的產值經修訂後為下跌1.7%。有關產值計及工廠、公用事業及礦務。
7. 日產測試太陽能充電設備
該日本車廠在總部屋頂裝設488太陽能儲存格，利用有關電能替旗下Leaf電動車充電。有關設施可替1,800輛電動車充電1年，預期2013年度開始銷售。
8. 中國首季經常賬順差減少
順差額按年減少21%至288億美元，較5月時減少10億美元，原先降幅為18%。直接投資由426億美元增至448億美元。
9. 印度火車軌死亡人數增至67人
拯救人員不斷從破爛的車卡發掘出屍體，令死者人數不斷增加。該架載有1,000乘客的火車在星期日下午出軌，另有逾100人受傷。
10. 日本擬測試後重啟停用核反應堆
政府指出，在已暫停使用的核反應堆重新啟動前，將進行安全評估。全國54個核反應堆，在福島核電事故欴後，只有19個仍在運行。
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1. Hong Kong's CKI Proposes US$3.8B Takeover of UK Firm
Billionaire Li Ka-shing's infrastructure flagship, Cheung Kong Infrastructure, made an offer of US$7.37 a share for Northumpbrian Water Group. It made an indicative proposal on July 1 for the supplier with 4.4 million customers.
2. Nestle Buys Chinese Candy Maker for US$1.72B
The largest food maker in the world will privatize Hsu Fu Chi as it offered US$3.57 to buy a 60% stake from the public and the Hsu family. The latter will keep stakes of 40% after Hsu Fu Chi was de-listed from the Singapore bourse.
3. Standard Chartered Closes 43 Branches in Korea
The bank's S Korea arm announced the closure of the branches out of a total of 392, after 2,500 of its 6,500 employees staged a walkout from June 27 to protest against a proposed incentive-based compensation system.
4. India Car Sales Jump 1.6% on Year
Autosales in June climbed to 143,370 vehicles, compared with 141,086 units a year earlier. The annual growth was the slowest since Mar 2009.
5. Foxconn to List Retail Unit in Taiwan
The maker of iPhone may sell shares of its retail unit in Taipei but did not give a timeline for the issue. The unit's revenue is expected to hit US$1.2B within 23 years.
6. Malaysia Output Drops 5.1%
The May industrial production at factories, utilities and mines fell for a 2nd month, compared with a revised 1.7% decline in the previous month.
7. Nissan Works on Recharging Leaf with Solar Power
The Japanese automaker generated electricity through 488 solar cells installed on the roof of its headquarters. Nissan is currently testing a super-green way to recharge its Leaf electric vehicle using solar power.
8. China Cuts Q1 Current Account Surplus
The surplus was down 21% from a year earlier to US$2.88B. That was US$1B less than the figure published in May. The net inflow of direct investment was US$44.8B in Q1, compared with US$42.6B announced earlier.
9. Death Toll of Train Accident Rises to 67 in India
Rescue workers pulled more bodies from the mangled wreckage of a passenger train that derailed with 1,000 people on board. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon. Over 100 were also injured.
10. Japan Reactors Could Restart after Stress Tests
The government said the 35 idled nuclear reactors could resume operations if they pass the first stage of the new safety tests, but there is still no timetable for restarting.