Retail

Adam Jiang, founder and CEO of Syrius Robotics, turned an early aptitude for math and science in an entrepreneurial direction that led him first to Japan, then to Shenzhen to start his company.
Startups

Chinese entrepreneur smartens up warehouses with AI robots

Subscription service for logistics sector wins backers for 36-year-old CEO

13 July 2020
Denmark-based salmon farmer Danish Salmon, owned by Japanese trading house Marubeni and fisheries company Nippon Suisan, annually produces 1,000 tons of Atlantic salmon. (Photo courtesy of Marubeni)
Fisheries

Asian taste for salmon spurs land-based farms, exciting investors

Companies in Japan and Singapore seek profit in environmentally friendly method

13 July 2020
Hong Kong's financial district: a key selling point for the city has long been the stablest exchange rate in Asia.
Opinion

Donald Trump's White House would strangle Hong Kong to hurt China

Idea to end city's currency peg is one face of president's economic war on Beijing

13 July 2020
The market capitalization of Tesla has become larger than that of Toyota Motor in July. (Source photos by Reuters and Kyodo)
Datawatch

Pandemic rocks market cap rankings in largest shake-up since 2008

Digitalization and decarbonization lead investors as new normal emerges

12 July 2020
Taking in trendy Takeshita Street in Tokyo
Business trends

Japanese companies use 'live commerce' to sell into China

With travel restricted, retailers find new way to target big-spending Chinese

12 July 2020
Nike's Alphafly is notable for its thick soles and a carbon plate that provides more bounce in each stride. (Photo courtesy of Nike)
Business trends

Nike, Yonex and sporting good peers prep for post-COVID-19 world

Makers brace for storm of pent-up demand with new products and online sales

12 July 2020
The performance of third-party payment processors shows that "cash-out services" are a significant source of financing for individuals and businesses during the pandemic. (Photo by Caixin)
Caixin

China's credit card debt fueled by shady business practice

'Cash-out service' lets small payment processors survive under shadow of Alipay

12 July 2020
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Retail

Zozo tie-up offers digital bespoke tailoring to reverse fortunes

Partnership with suit maker Onward comes as pandemic clips industry

12 July 2020
JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Tencent is entering its strongest growth in the game business since 2008.
Caixin

Tencent president cashes in $131m of shares as price surges

Martin Lau Chi-ping taps into stock's 45% jump this year on gaming expectations

11 July 2020
A man walks by a Muji store closed by COVID-19 in New York City.
Retail

Virus-hit Muji USA files for bankruptcy protection $64m in debt

Japanese retailer cracks under the weight of pricey rent payments

11 July 2020
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong:  China Bohai Bank is set to debut on July 16.
Finance

China Bohai Bank prices Hong Kong's largest IPO toward low end

Conservative choice comes despite recent big debuts on mainland markets

10 July 2020
U.S. and Chinese tech names are popular because investors expect the trends hastened by the pandemic will continue even after the novel coronavirus is brought under control, an analyst says. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Markets

Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba stronger still in wake of COVID-19

US and China IT giants battle for tech hegemony and investors' hearts

9 July 2020
A Uniqlo store in Tokyo in June. Sales in Japan jumped 26% that month compared with the same period a year ago. (Photo by Kento Awashima)
Companies

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing sees Japan shopping recovery

Fashion operator expects continued gloom in Southeast Asia

9 July 2020
A ban in India on 59 Chinese apps has led to a surge in the number of people using locally developed software.
Technology

Ban on 'made-in-China' apps gives India's TikTok rivals a boost

Chingari and other big beneficiaries enjoy download spike but challenges remain

9 July 2020
Itochu and FamilyMart will deepen their ties in procurement of food and consumer goods, customer data analysis and digital payments.
Business deals

Itochu to take 100% stake in convenience store FamilyMart

Japanese trading house announces buyout will cost $5.4bn

8 July 2020
Trip.com Group Executive Chairman James Liang, left, appears in traditional Korean dress to market travel to South Korea.
China tech

China's live-shopping boom lures corporate bigwigs onto the screen

600 corporate chiefs livestreamed in June sales extravaganza

8 July 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai right, seen at the opening of the new Alphabet's Google Berlin office in Berlin, Germany. The company now has its eyes set on Indonesia.
Business trends

Google expands in Indonesia's cloud services battleground

Amazon, Microsoft and Alibaba also find market's 150m internet users irresistible

8 July 2020
All froth: Luckin Coffee, whose store count outstripped Starbucks' in China, claimed high-tech credentials as it expanded rapidly through the country and listed overseas.
The Big Story

The Luckin scandal: fake sales, power struggles and a 'broken model'

How a Chinese tech darling went from startup wonder to market pariah

8 July 2020
Beijing has been encouraging major companies to list at home and for investors to buy.
Markets

Shanghai bourse's 29-month high bolstered by government help

Beijing seeks to dispel fears about capital flight in wake of Hong Kong crackdown

8 July 2020
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son: Investors in the technology conglomerate have been cheered by Son's vow to buy back a huge slice of the company's stock. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)  
SoftBank

SoftBank shares reach highest level since 2000 on recovery hopes

Sentiment brightens on buybacks and IPO for insurance startup Lemonade

7 July 2020
Founded in 2016, Cambricon is expected to make an initial public offering of shares this month in Shanghai.
China tech

China's top AI chip unicorn to raise $368m in Shanghai debut

Beijing wants Cambricon to become homegrown rival to Intel and Nvidia

7 July 2020
Ikinari Steak's monthly revenue averaged 18 million yen per store in the first half of 2018, only to sink to 10 million yen by the second half of 2019. (Photo from Ikinari Steak's Facebook account)
Food & Beverage

Pepper Food sacrifices cash cow for quick infusion

But $80m sale expected to sate Ikinari Steak operator for only a year

7 July 2020
Sina Chairman and CEO Charles Chao visits the Nasdaq in April 2014 on the first day of trading for spinoff Weibo.
Companies

After 20 years on Nasdaq, China's Sina wants out

CEO makes push to take company behind Weibo private amid US tensions

7 July 2020
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 4.2% on Monday while markets in mainland China also surged.
Markets

Hopes of Chinese economic recovery lift Asian stocks

Blue-chip CSI300 index soars more than 5% to highest level in over five years

6 July 2020
Jaguar Land Rover sold three cars in May, completing the deals via video conferencing platform Zoom.
Business trends

From cars to bedding, coronavirus transforms Japan's online sales

Retailers take advantage of virtual meetings to offer rich customer experience

5 July 2020