SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST TO BUY CITI'S DINERS CLUB CREDIT CARD OPS IN JAPAN -- SOURCE 

Citigroup Inc. is set to sell its Diners Club credit card business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank later this month, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal will likely be worth Y40 billion, the person said. (published 0054 GMT)

 
 
HBO, VICE MEDIA IN PROGRAMMING DEAL--UPDATE 

Vice Media, the Web-video upstart whose edgy content has drawn investors and millennial viewers alike, took a major step toward its goal of becoming a mainstream television outlet on Thursday by announcing a multiyear programming agreement with HBO. (published 0018 GMT)

 
 
HAIER ELECTRONICS GROUP: 2014 NET PROFIT CNY2.45 BLN 

Chinese home appliance and electronics maker Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. said 2014 net profit was 2.45 billion yuan, up 20% from CNY2.04 billion in 2013. (published 0008 GMT)

 
 
CHINA INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONTAINERS RAISES HK$3.86 BLN BY ISSUING H-SHARES 

China International Marine Containers Co. Ltd. said after trading hours Thursday that it would raise 3.86 billion Hong Kong dollars by issuing 286.1 million new Hong Kong-listed shares to Cosco Container, Broad Ride, and Promotor Holdings in order to raise general working capital. (published 0216 GMT)

 
 
SHANGHAI PHARMACEUTICALS 2014 NET PROFIT UP 17% AT CNY2.59 BLN 

Chinese healthcare company Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. said Friday its net profit rose 17% in 2014 to 2.59 billion yuan, boosted by a strategy of focusing on key products, such as treatments for cardiovascular system diseases. (published 0235 GMT)

 
 
NATURE HOME HOLDING EXPECTS A 2014 NET LOSS 

Nature Home Holding Co. Ltd. said after trading hours Thursday it expects a 2014 net loss due to a "substantial decrease" in the fair value of assets. (published 0048 GMT)

 
 
NEWTON RESOURCES: YING JIAO HAS RESIGNED AS CFO EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 

Newton Resources Ltd. said after trading hours Thursday that Ying Jiao has resigned as chief financial officer and that Yue Kan Luk has been appointed CFO in his place, both effective April 1. (published 0030 GMT)

 
 
TSUI WAH HOLDINGS NAMES TING CHI HO CEO 

Hong Kong restaurant chain operator Tsui Wah Holdings Ltd. said after trading hours Thursday that Ting Chi Ho, current executive director and a founder of the company, had been appointed chief executive officer effective May 1. (published 0020 GMT)

 
 
PETROBRAS NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN -- UPDATE 

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said Thursday that it appointed Luciano Coutinho, head of the country's development bank, as its new chairman. (published 0141 GMT)