Companies
India corporate tax cut may boost earnings, but unlikely to spur consumer demand
Companies must lower prices, launch new products to woo buyers
Economy
Seeking an economic jolt, India slashes corporate tax to 25%
New Delhi hopes to escape sub-6% growth rates
Transportation
India's airline passenger traffic posts modest gains in August
Rising airfares, however, threaten to sap demand
Economy
China joins India and Indonesia in Asian 'pump priming'
Asian economies step on the gas amid slowing growth and trade disputes
Asia Insight
RCEP: Asia races against clock to save trade deal of the decade
Japan-South Korea rift and India-China rivalry complicate talks
Economy
India's central bank eases limits on credit for nonbank lenders
Latest step aims to bolster flagging consumers, but analysts have doubts
Real Estate
India's real estate fund could prove too little, too late to revive demand
Many analysts say the fund won't solve sector's problems as quantum is inadequate
Business trends
Exchange of labor and ideas reshape Asia's industrial landscape
Technological revolution is closing economic gap between countries
Automobiles
Modi government takes heat as India auto slump hits 10th month
Record sales decline in August spurs industry to call for more action
Asia Insight
Youth suicide: Asian teens crack under growing family pressure
From Singapore to Japan, falling birthrates mean fewer siblings and more stress
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities gain after Chinese central bank takes steps to boost lending
Chinese carmakers advance
Environment
India set to ban single-use and disposable plastics
With some of the world's dirtiest cities, Modi vows environment 'revolution'
Opinion
India should hurry RCEP trade pact to attract Chinese investment
New Delhi can take advantage of Beijing being on the back foot
Commodities
India's tax move to hurt Malaysia's palm oil market share
Refined palm oil shipments to shrink, crude palm imports to remain steady
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Opinion
Indian economy will struggle through Narendra Modi's second term
Without serious reforms, recent run of bad news set to continue
International relations
Modi and Putin eye energy and defense to reach $30bn in trade
India and Russia plan Chennai-Vladivostok maritime communication link
Opinion
Vietnam's surprise GDP revision risks damaging economic credibility
Investors will lose trust in Asian nations as unexpected bonuses keep coming
Economy
India's growth rate dips to 6-year low
Government under increased pressure to accelerate stimulus measures
Economy
India to merge 10 state banks as economy falters
Country will soon have only 12 public-sector banks, down from 27 in 2017
Politics
A short history of relocating capitals in Asia
Indonesia's move has precedents in places such as Myanmar and Malaysia
Opinion
India should not push its oil market liberalization too far
It is unwise to give foreign companies easy entry into fuel retailing
Companies
India Inc.'s double-digit profit drop reflects slackening demand
Weak spending pervades the economy, from steel to consumer products
Economy
Australia courts India in hunt for reliable coal buyer
Resources minister to discuss development in visit to South Asian nation
Opinion
US-Japan trade deal is bright spot at chaotic G-7 summit
World seems no closer to avoiding ugly economic shocks in 2020