PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 21

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Headlines - Prudential chief says China momentum returning after joint venture sales dive - Mike Ashley to advise model train maker Hornby - UK train drivers vote for further round of strikes Overview - Prudential's chief executive said the life insurer was "starting to see the momentum coming back" in mainland China after sales in its joint venture fell nearly 40% amid concerns over the health of the world's second-biggest economy.

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Prudential chief says China momentum returning after joint venture sales dive - Mike Ashley to advise model train maker Hornby

- UK train drivers vote for further round of strikes Overview

- Prudential's chief executive said the life insurer was "starting to see the momentum coming back" in mainland China after sales in its joint venture fell nearly 40% amid concerns over the health of the world's second-biggest economy. - Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has struck an unpaid consultancy agreement with Hornby, the seller of Corgi cars, miniature trains, and Scalextric racetracks.

- Passengers on the national rail network and London Underground face a period of fresh disruption after train drivers voted to launch a new round of industrial action. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)