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• PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Aug 20

  The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• INSIGHT-Trade war puts new strains on America Inc's factories in China

  Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing centre of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America's biggest retailers.

• PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - Aug 20

  The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• TPG Capital joins race to buy stake in Jet Privilege - Mint

  Private equity firm TPG Capital is looking to buy a stake in the frequent-flyer loyalty programme of debt-laden carrier Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the Mint newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources.

• REFILE-UPDATE 2-"Bag rage" hits sales growth at Australia's Woolworths; shares fall

  * Underlying profit A$1.6 bln vs A$1.68 bln analyst expectations

• Morning News Call - India, August 20

  To access the newsletter, click on the link: http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_08202018.pdf If you would like to receive this newsletter via email, please register at: https://forms.thomsonreuters.com/india-morning/ FACTORS TO WATCH 9:30 am: RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan and other banking officials at FIBAC 2018 in Mumbai. 1:00 pm: SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar to speak on “Role of Banks & Industry in Building the Econo

• Nikkei falls as chip-related stocks weigh; market focuses on U.S.-China talks

  Japan's Nikkei fell on Monday morning as chip-related stocks weakened, tracking their U.S. peers's declines on Friday, while investors awaited developments from trade talks scheduled between the United States and China this week.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares inch up with yuan, wary on Sino-U.S.talks

  Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks and the Chinese yuan rallied away from dangerous lows.

• METALS-London copper climbs on hopes of U.S. China trade progress

  London copper climbed on Monday as appetite for risk revived on hopes of progress in a trade dispute between the world's top two economies, which undermined safe-haven demand for the dollar.

• UPDATE 1-Investigators examine over $20 mln in loans by former Trump lawyer Cohen -NYTimes

  Federal prosecutors are focused on over $20 million in loans obtained by U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen from taxi businesses owned by him and his family, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

• CORRECTED-Investigators examine over $20 mln in loans by former Trump lawyer Cohen -NYTimes

  Federal prosecutors are focused on over $20 million in loans obtained by U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen from taxi businesses owned by him and his family, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares inch up, cautious on Sino-U.S. trade talks

  Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks, while keeping a wary eye on the Chinese yuan and Turkish lira for any new signs of strain.

• UPDATE 1-Australia's Gateway Lifestyle backs Hometown offer

  Australian retirement village owner Gateway Lifestyle on Monday recommended shareholders accept Hometown America's A$695 million ($508.5 million) takeover offer, after a pursuit involving a rival suitor.

• PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Aug 20

  The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

• FOCUS-Global luxury brands again chase China's young, rich and spendthrift

  Global luxury brands from Prada to LVMH are investing in China for the first time since a crackdown on conspicuous spending five years ago, focusing on smaller, less developed cities even as the world's second-largest economy slows.

• INSIGHT-Trade war puts new strains on America Inc's factories in China

  Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing centre of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America's biggest retailers.

• Volkswagen Mexico agrees 5.5 pct salary hike for workers -union

  German carmaker Volkswagen AG has agreed to a 5.5 percent salary increase for workers in Mexico and another raise for next year, the company's Mexican union said, averting a potential strike.

• UPDATE 2-Bodies of family found five days after Genoa bridge collapse, death toll hits 43

  * Government promises to revamp infrastructure (Recasts on family, adds PM comment, details on new homes for displaced people)

• Wall St Week Ahead-Chinese internet stock sell-off may shake faith in FANGs

  A steep downturn in heavyweight Chinese internet stocks and recent weakness in half of the so-called FANG group have some investors worried that a key component of Wall Street's near-decade long rally may be low on fuel.

• Chile's Antofagasta expects more copper price volatility -media

  Chile's Antofagasta, one of the world's leading copper producers, expects copper prices to continue to be volatile due to global trade tensions, the head of the company was quoted in a local newspaper as saying on Sunday.