All six ETFs, which made their market debuts in Hong Kong at the end of April, have posted negative returns as of the end of August. (Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
Market Spotlight

From Hong Kong to Singapore, crypto ETFs face chill

Market turbulence ahead of U.S. election weighs on digital asset funds

9 September 2024
Alibaba's office building in Beijing. The tech giant is joining Hong Kong's Stock Connect system that will let mainland investors trade its shares.
Your Week in Asia

Seoul military AI forum, Alibaba's mainland trading, Semicon India

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

8 September 2024
Huawei is unveiling a tri-fold phone soon after the expected launch of the iPhone 16 by Apple. (Photo from Huawei social media post)
Telecommunication

Huawei tri-fold phone receives orders from 1.3 million fans in 7 hours

Mate XT to be unveiled soon after the iPhone 16 launch next week

8 September 2024
JDI and Sharp will no longer supply displays for new Apple smartphones after the fourth-generation iPhone SE comes out in 2025. (Photos obtained by Nikkei)
Supply Chain

Japan display makers pay dearly for failing to foresee iPhone's LCD exit

With switchover to OLED, Japanese companies shut out of Apple supply chain

8 September 2024
News stories appeared blocked after police swarmed the campus of messaging-and-payments startup VNG. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Startups

VNG names acting CEO after police raid Vietnam tech startup

Still no reason given for probe of Tencent-backed gaming-to-cloud Nvidia partner

7 September 2024
A sharp drop in food-tech investments could hinder the development of alternative protein products.
Datawatch

Lab-grown food faltering on solving world hunger

Higher prices and taste issues lead to reduced investments in agritech startups

7 September 2024
In this image from video provided by NASA, the unmanned Boeing Starliner capsule fires its thrusters as it pulls away from the International Space Station on Sept. 6. (NASA via AP)
7 September 2024
VNG's messaging app, Zalo, and payment app, ZaloPay, are very popular among Vietnamese. 
Startups

Vietnamese police raid tech company VNG in 'surprise investigation'

No reason given yet but business to continue operating normally

7 September 2024
Sharp Chief Technical Officer Mototaka Taneya previews the company's new EV concept model on Sept. 6. (Photo by Kanoko Sakamoto)
Electric vehicles

Sharp weighs move into EVs 'in a few years': tech chief

Electronics group to work with parent Hon Hai to be part of value chain

7 September 2024
A student uses a virtual reality headset in Japan. Taiwan's Darwin Ventures sees promise in Japanese university startups. (Photo by Masato Takeuchi)
Startups

Taiwan venture capital investments in Japan near 10-year high

Wealth of 'deep tech' startups to be found at university level, VC chief says

7 September 2024
Tecno-branded devices on display at a cellphone store in Manila. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
Electronics

China's $200 phones put Samsung on the run in Philippines

Apple eyes Southeast Asian push with first store in Malaysia

7 September 2024
Geely says it now has a total of 30 satellites in orbit and operational. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
China tech

China's Geely builds out satellite network with latest launch

Automaker set to start global communications service

7 September 2024
The Netherlands, home to ASML, is tightening its export restrictions on chipmaking tools.
Technology

Netherlands curbs more ASML exports, in line with U.S. rules

Dutch company is Europe's top semiconductor equipment maker

6 September 2024
New U.S. export controls restrict shipments of quantum computing technology and other items that could be used to fuel China's advances in strategic areas. 
Technology

U.S. implements new export curbs on advanced chips and quantum tech

Rules take aim at China's advances in cutting-edge technologies

6 September 2024
A view of a wafer on display during Foxconn's annual Tech Day in Taipei in October 2022. The Taiwanese tech scene is deeply integrated with the rest of society.
Opinion

Asia can show the West how to integrate tech with societal needs

Taiwan, India and Japan offer lessons on community integrated innovation

6 September 2024
Though U.S.-China tensions have cast a shadow over international trade, Alibaba.com's American business is growing fast, the company says.
China tech

Alibaba accelerates U.S. push with AI sourcing tool

Chinese e-commerce giant eyes more overseas expansion as supply chains diversify

6 September 2024
Skyroot Aerospace in 2022 became the first Indian private-sector company to conduct a successful rocket launch. (Skyroot Aerospace)
Startups

India's space ambitions fuel startup fundraising boom

Cost-cutting tech like 3D-printed engines help nation punch above its weight

6 September 2024
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The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

5 September 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sept. 5 in Singapore. (Photo from Modi's X account)
Semiconductors

India signs chip deal with Singapore during Modi visit

Indian PM meets counterpart Lawrence Wong to bolster supply chain

5 September 2024
Gojek drivers wait for customers in Jakarta: Parent company GoTo Group has struggled to replicate the success it has had in its home market elsewhere. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Transportation

Indonesia's GoTo exits Vietnam after battle with Grab, Shopee

Ride-hailing and delivery service focuses on Singapore outside home market

5 September 2024
BOS Semiconductors' R&D center in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam is attracting attention from global chip companies. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

Vietnam proposes chip incentives from tax breaks to faster visas

Draft tech law offers grants and deductions despite global minimum tax deal

5 September 2024
Bain Capital has put forward a competing offer for Fuji Soft that tops a bid KKR made in August. (Source photos by Nikkei)
Business deals

Bain Capital, KKR bid for Fuji Soft ahead of Japan's '2025 digital cliff'

Demand to modernize systems surges as aging workforce is set to retire

5 September 2024
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are working together on the new settlement system. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Finance

Japan megabanks to tap blockchain and SWIFT for instant trade payments

Cross-border settlement system aims to slash transaction costs for businesses

5 September 2024
Semicon Taiwan draws thousands of attendees in Taipei on Sept. 4. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

SK Hynix and Samsung seek closer ties with Taiwan's supply chain

AI opportunities and challenges drive unprecedented push for collaboration

4 September 2024
Beijing's antitrust actions have eroded some of the "walled gardens" in China's e-commerce industry. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Retail

Alibaba to let rival Tencent's payment app into its 'walled garden'

Taobao and Tmall sellers will be able to accept WeChat Pay

4 September 2024