| * Nawaz Sharif prepares for third term as Pakistan prime minister * Legal sanctions force Chevron into Argentina rethink * Tunisia cracks down on Ansar al-sharia militants after clashes * LK Bennett set to dip toe in Asia * China: inequality in death, as well as life * Malaysia to unleash up to $2.6bn in IPOs * India's Axis Bank cleared to open first China branch Markets: mixed Nawaz Sharif prepares for third term as Pakistan prime minister
Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted in a military coup in 1999 and sent into exile, is preparing to become Pakistan's prime minister for the third time after winning a convincing victory in the country's general election on Saturday.
http://on.ft.com/12syBq8 Legal sanctions force Chevron into Argentina rethink
Chevron has been forced to retool a partnership to develop massive shale oil reserves in Argentina because of legal sanctions in Ecuador.
http://on.ft.com/124E4D0 Tunisia cracks down on Ansar al-sharia militants after clashes
Tunisia's moderate Islamist government has launched a crackdown on the activities of a hardline militant group suspected of participating in an attack on the US embassy in the country's capital last year.
http://on.ft.com/12nBmKv LK Bennett set to dip toe in Asia
British luxury fashion group LK Bennett is looking to Hong Kong and Australia for further growth after pre-tax profits at the group almost doubled in its latest annual accounts.
http://on.ft.com/124EcCk China: inequality in death, as well as life
The news that Guangzhou is to start building a costly cemetery exclusively for revolutionary heroes and government officials this October has stirred up something of an online controversy.
http://on.ft.com/13NbtEp Malaysia to unleash up to $2.6bn in IPOs
The return to power of Malaysia's ruling political coalition is set to unleash up to $2.6bn in initial public offerings over the next six months, as deals that had been put on ice amid months of pre-election uncertainty are revived, bankers said.
http://on.ft.com/YCOYRp India's Axis Bank cleared to open first China branch
Axis Bank, India's third-largest private sector bank, is set to open its first branch in China within the next three months, the latest indication of closer financial links between Asia's two largest emerging economies.
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