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Matthew Campbell

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ARTICLES BY MATTHEW CAMPBELL

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut. (REUTERS)

Carlos Ghosn says he felt like a hostage, fled Japan’s ‘rigged justice system’

3 min read . 09 Jan 2020

Former Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA chairman Carlos Ghosn—who has bushy eyebrows, elongated ears and prominent sideburns—would have a memorable face even as a regular citizen, but two decades of corporate celebrity meant that he was perhaps the most recognizable foreigner in Japan (Photo: Reuters)

Carlos Ghosn’s great escape from Japan

9 min read . 07 Jan 2020

A file photo of Carlos Ghosn (Photo: Reuters)

As Carlos Ghosn prepares to bare all, Nissan makes plans to strike back

4 min read . 07 Jan 2020

London mayor Sadiq Khan. Photo: Bloomberg

Donald Trump tweets criticism of London mayor after bridge attack

1 min read . 04 Jun 2017

Proton is seeking to sell a stake of as much as 51% to a foreign buyer in order to keep factories open and develop new models. Photo: Bloomberg

Malaysia eyes sale of Proton as Mahathir Mohamad’s auto dream dies

7 min read . 18 May 2017

The Donald Trump administration is considering changes to the scope of the H1B programme, said a White House spokesman. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump visa crackdown threatens medical miracle search

5 min read . 14 Feb 2017

The Donald Trump administration is considering changes to the scope of the H1B visa programme, one of the main routes through which US employers sponsor skilled staff for immigration. Photo: AFP

H1B visa changes will infect medical research too, not just tech

4 min read . 07 Feb 2017

Donald Trump’s Friday signing of an executive order barring the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US, on the heels of his war of words with Mexico over trade, alarmed executives from big employers including GE, Google and Microsoft. Photo: Reuters

From GE to Google: The uneasy test of doing business under Donald Trump

5 min read . 31 Jan 2017

Attendees walk past a sign in the Congress Hall during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Which way to Davos? It’s over there, just beyond Trump Tower

4 min read . 18 Jan 2017

Coca-Cola didn’t have an immediate comment on the lawsuit. Photo: Bloomberg

Coca-Cola accused of tobacco industry-like deception in lawsuit

2 min read . 05 Jan 2017

A file photo of the Johnson & Johnson building. Photo: Wikimedia

Johnson & Johnson to make takeover approach for drugmaker Actelion

2 min read . 26 Nov 2016

The sheets fiasco reflects a simple reality: There’s a scarcity of Egyptian cottont. Photo: AFP

Lawsuits against Welspun, Wal-Mart roil cotton industry

8 min read . 15 Nov 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin. Short of cash, Rosneft got about $15 billion of emergency aid with help from the Russian central bank. Photo: Reuters

Vladimir Putin helped save oil giant. Now Rosneft returns the favour

9 min read . 21 Oct 2016

Cameron said on Friday he won’t trigger the start of the secession process under Article 50 of the EU treaty. That will be up to the country’s next prime minister. Photo: Reuters

What now? Brexit win in UK vote sets stage for two years of bitter talks

6 min read . 24 Jun 2016

A file photo of Xi Jinping. The spree reflects an effort by Xi Jinping’s government to encourage companies to gain know-how and market share through foreign transactions. Photo: AP

Great leap upward: behind China’s $100 billion shopping spree

5 min read . 31 Mar 2016

A file photo of BASF CEO Kurt Bock, who said last month that he considered a deal in the field of agricultural chemicals before deciding to stay put. Photo: AFP

BASF said working with banks to weigh counter-bid for DuPont

3 min read . 07 Mar 2016

An armed French police officer stands guard at the Franco-Italian border to check vehicles and verify the identity of travellers in Menton, France, November 15, 2015, after a series of deadly attacks in Paris on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Paris attack probe widens, suspects hunted across Europe

3 min read . 15 Nov 2015

French President Francois Hollande. Photo: Reuters

France says three teams led terror spree as Paris reels

4 min read . 15 Nov 2015

No final decision has been made on a potential formal offer, and it’s possible the Belgian producer of Budweiser and Stella Artois may walk away from a deal. Photo: Bloomberg

SABMiller said to have rejected informal offer from AB InBev

1 min read . 06 Oct 2015

Martin Winterkorn. Photo: AFP

How Volkswagen’s plan to win America backfired

5 min read . 26 Sep 2015

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