October 25th, 2018
Southeast Asia’s tech hubs: Where the action is
How the region’s hottest startup scenes stack up
The Big Story
Southeast Asian tech hubs race to become the next Silicon Valley
Investment and government initiatives ignite startups scenes from Singapore to Penang
Startups in Asia
India's Oyo aims to disrupt global hotel industry
Born entrepreneur brings high tech hospitality to budget business
Companies
Apple supplier TSMC cuts growth target again on trade worries
Cryptocurrency downturn adds to troubles for world's top chip foundry
Commodities
China on pace to become top natural gas importer in 2018
Asian fuel demand surges, driving scramble for new suppliers
Companies
Myanmar state telecom carrier seeks private-sector makeover
Strong growth potential expected as mobile demand continues to rise
Companies
Myanmar's new e-book app cracks unopened market
Top telecom MPT sees opportunity in country's bookstore shortage
N Korea at crossroads
South Korea investors snap up land near DMZ
Property values heat up on expectations for future development
Business trends
Japanese consumers balk at 'stealth price hikes'
Shrinking product sizes while maintaining prices risks backlash from savvy shoppers
Business deals
Singapore water company Hyflux secures $380m Indonesia bailout
Conglomerates Salim and Medco gain 60% ownership of struggling supplier
Companies
Infosys quarterly profit beats expectations amid large deals
India's second-biggest software exporter sticks to growth forecast
Nikkei Markets
Maxis 3Q net profit falls 9% on year, pre-paid segment hurts
Warns of tough times ahead as competition intensifies, network sharing pact ends
Asia Insight
Duterte inspires wave of worker activism in Philippines
Business groups say labor populism will force closures and scare investors
Business trends
India considers partial opening of first high speed rail project
Developer concedes Modi's ambitious 2022 goal may be in jeopardy
Economy
Jakarta plans $10bn waterfront airport as travel demand surges
Together with Soekarno-Hatta Airport, the two create region's biggest gateway
Economy
Bangkok airport capacity to be tripled as tourism booms
Suvarnabhumi Airport already handles 20 million more travelers than intended
Malaysia in transition
Chilly ties with China seen hindering Mahathir's hunt for Jho Low
Alleged 1MDB mastermind now a fugitive, still runs his business
Economy
Singapore's inequality debate reignited after charity criticism
Government and public recognize rich-poor divide as growing threat to national cohesion
International relations
TPP-11 on track to take effect in mid-January
New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and Canada to ratify trade pact this year
Opinion
Duterte's quiet pivot
Concerned by China's rising naval assertiveness, the Philippines seeks cover with a resurgent U.S.
Opinion
Taking sides -- US or China
As Washington and Beijing expand trade conflict, Tokyo and other capitals must choose
Opinion
SoftBank's Son risks running short of good investments
Dull WeWork investment highlights dearth of shiny high tech targets
The Nikkei View
Open your markets, China, for everyone's sake
Restrictions in the world's No. 2 economy are both unfair and destabilizing
Life
Transforming buildings into icons
Japanese metalworker Kikukawa's precision skills wow star architects
Life
China's biggest booze-up brings out the bellies
X-Factor meets karaoke at Qingdao's beer festival
Tea Leaves
How music and dance chart course between 'alienations'
Culture is both hope and solace for China's beleaguered Uighur diaspora