Semiconductors
Tokyo Electron looks to tap India's chip potential early on: CEO
Chip tool maker sees global semiconductor market reaching $5tn by 2050
Automobiles
Ford to restart India car production 3 years after quitting
U.S. automaker plans to use mothballed Tamil Nadu plant to build vehicles for export
International relations
China and Maldives sign financial cooperation agreement
Countries to establish framework to support local currency settlement
Adani Group
India's Adani Group eyed in Swiss money-laundering case
Conglomerate blasts reports about case as 'preposterous, irrational and absurd'
Podcast: News Roundup
Sri Lankans vote after years of economic suffering
Tune in to Nikkei Asia's podcast, bringing the region's key news to global listeners
Photos
Through the lens: Japan's LDP begins presidential race, Typhoon Yagi and the pope's visit
A selection of photos from across Asia
Markets
Foreign investors lukewarm on China stocks despite Fed rate cut buzz
Property worries persist, but some say worst is over for Chinese markets
Bangladesh turmoil
Bangladesh pushes 'groundbreaking' reforms after Hasina exit
Overhaul of elections, judiciary and anti-graft agency among changes planned
Opinion
Pakistan needs to learn lessons from failed Iran gas pipeline project
Islamabad should take a more strategic and realistic approach to its energy challenges
Business deals
MUFG to pause talks on investing in India's HDB Financial Services
Japanese financial group had been seeking stake in HDFC Bank unit
Energy
Japan's Sumitomo plans $700m renewable energy buildup in India
Venture with local startup to provide solar power to factories, offices
Economy
Pakistan cuts key interest rate by 2 percentage points to 17.5%
Move marks third straight reduction as central bank tries to spur growth
Economy
Bangladesh seeks help from FBI, U.N. agency to recover laundered money
An estimated $100bn was siphoned abroad in past 15 years under Hasina regime
Interview
India's Rajasthan courts Japan auto industry with eye on EVs
State chief touts potential for business and tourism opportunities
Semiconductors
Semicon India: Modi touts goal to become chipmaking powerhouse
Now is 'right time' for global chipmakers to be in India: PM says at expo
Commodities
India to impose up to 30% tariffs on China, Vietnam steel pipe
Tax on imports from the countries to last for the next five years
Electronics
Samsung workers in India ramp up wage protest as strike enters third day
Labor dispute disrupts output at key regional facility for global tech giant
Tea Leaves
How life and politics converge in India's tea shops
As gathering places, traditional 'kadai' are focal points for information, gossip and butter cookies
Adani Group
Adani Group takeover of Kenyan airport stalled by local court
Workers protest on job loss fears; analysts say conglomerate used to pushback
Politics
Pakistani police arrest 13 opposition leaders of ex-PM Khan's party
Unprecedented swoop due to party breaking public order law, government says
Climate Change
Extreme weather forces 166m children to miss school in South Asia
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh affected by school closures, World Bank says
Asia Insight
India edges warily toward accepting more Chinese investment
Despite security concerns, FDI seen as key to Modi's manufacturing drive
Semiconductors
India's Tata enlists Tokyo Electron in semiconductor push
Tata Electronics to work with Japanese company on skills building
Economy
Pakistan struggling to seal $7bn IMF bailout for crisis-hit economy
Subsidies and shortfall in external financing lie at heart of delay, sources say
International relations
Bangladesh calls for faster resettlement process for Rohingya
About 8,000 members of Muslim ethnic minority group have fled Myanmar