India's Zee on Tuesday said top shareholder Invesco's opposition to a proposed merger of the TV network with Sony's India unit is hypocritical because the U.S. investment firm pitched a deal with similar terms earlier this year.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, tracking the Nasdaq overnight, with gains led by chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron and other heavyweight technology stocks.
India's Zee said on Tuesday a push by U.S. investor Invesco for a management shakeup at the Indian media firm before its planned merger with Japan's Sony Group was not related to any legal governance or business performance issues.
Taiwan's TSMC and Japan's Sony Group Corp are considering jointly building a chip factory in Japan, with the government ready to pay for some of the investment of about 800 billion yen ($7.15 billion), the Nikkei reported on Friday.