Panasonic to expand its business in lithium-ion batteries

OSAKA: Panasonic Corp will expand its lithium-ion battery business, which last year added to a near-record net loss but is now contributing to a turnaround strategy targeting the auto sector, people familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

Sony, Panasonic, Sharp among worst-performing firms in 2012

TOKYO: Even James Bond and Spider-Man can't rescue Sony Corp, the beleaguered Japanese electronics maker.

Sony, Panasonic tying up in advanced TV displays

TOKYO: Long-time Japanese rivals Sony Corp and Panasonic Corp are working together to develop next-generation TV panels called OLEDs in a reversal of decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.

Sony expects to earn 10 percent of global business from India

KOLKATA: Japanese electronic goods maker Sony is expecting to garner 10 percent of its total global business from India after five years.

Sony-led group wins EU approval to buy EMI publishing

USSELS (Reuters) - A Sony-led consortium won EU approval on Thursday to buy EMI's music publishing business for $2.2 billion, on the condition that it sell the worldwide publishing rights of artists including Robbie Williams and Lenny Krativz.

Sony turnaround plan 'no great shakes': Analysts

Sony has little chance of winning back its reputation as an innovator or vaulting ahead of stronger rivals with the "ordinary" turnaround plan its new chief unveiled last week, analysts said.

Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation has announced plans to cutting 10,000 jobs, about six per cent of its global workforce, according to media reports.