Buffett Targets Asia for Reinsurance, Ice Cream Expansion

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Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he’s pursuing more opportunities in Asia after boosting reinsurance sales and expanding the Iscar Metalworking Cos. unit on the continent.

“Korea, Japan and you name it,” Buffett, 81, said May 5 at Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire’s annual meeting.