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November 1st, 2018

After the sell-off

Rising rates and the trade war cast shadows over Asian markets

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The Big Story

After the sell-off: Where next for Asian markets?

Currency pressures and trade war concerns batter stocks

Chinese shares plunged on Oct. 8, with the Shanghai Composite Index closing down 3.72% and the Shenzhen Component Index down 4.05%.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's approach to foreign policy is stoking unease in the international community. 
The Big Story

Southeast Asia's risk map: A country-by-country breakdown

Markets wrestle with individual risk factors as global turmoil rises

Fast Retailing founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai in Tokyo earlier this month. His ambition is to "expand to all parts of the world." (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Company in focus

Uniqlo parent goes digital as it faces Amazon

Fast Retailing founder looks to the future of fashion

A worker inspects a circuit board at factory in Vietnam. Southeast Asia has become a more important link in the supply chains of multinational manufacturers.
Trade war

Trade war drives Asian manufacturing out of China

Southeast Asia and Mexico emerge as favored hubs for Panasonic, TCL and others

Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha during the lap of honour after a match at King Power Stadium.
Companies

Leicester City's owner moved in high British and Thai circles

Most successful Thai investor in English football killed in helicopter crash

Startup Myoridge uses its new laboratory to develop cardiac muscle cells for regenerative medicine procedures. “We are very fortunate to have a base in Kobe," said COO Shungo Adachi. (Photo by Shoya Okinaga)
Technology

The biomedical cluster spearheading Kobe's revitalization

Cutting-edge research thrives in health care technology ecosystem

A Hyundai Motor dealership in California. The South Korean automaker has suffered declining sales in the U.S. market.
Companies

Hyundai Motor's old road to riches hits a dead end

South Korean automaker no longer buoyed by soft won and eye for design

Banning next-generation cigarettes is "a very wrong thing to do because the alternative is to continue smoking," Philip Morris International CEO Andre Calantzopoulos said. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Philip Morris chief lashes out at Hong Kong e-cigarette ban

Prohibitions are 'illogical' given tobacco health concerns

Workers at a Posco steel mill in South Korea. Strong demand from emerging markets helped boost the South Korean steelmaker's profit.
Companies

Posco marks record profit despite US cap on Korean steel

Inroads into India pay off, with quarterly earnings jumping 36%

SGX's difficulties on the equities front continue to cloud its outlook and standing.
Nikkei Markets

SGX rides derivatives boom as listings stagnate

New products, forex trading trends to help even as competition grows

A Nexa dealership for upscale Suzuki models in Kerala, India. Flooding in the southern state took a toll on second-quarter results.
Companies

Maruti Suzuki's profit slides 10% as India's car demand slows

Higher fuel prices and added insurance costs turn customers away

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictured in Tokyo on Oct. 29, is struggling to hold his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party together. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Asia Insight

Bad blood undermines Modi ahead of dicey election

Discord in ruling party brings out Indian PM's populist side

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives the keynote address at a business symposium in Tokyo on Oct. 29. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)
International relations

Modi courts investment from Japan's small and midsize businesses

Prime minister says Indian software and Japanese hardware can create 'a miracle'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, first from left, met Chinese President Xi Jinping, first from right, on Friday as part of the first official visit to China by a sitting Japanese leader in seven years.
Trade war

Trump's pressure pushed Beijing toward Tokyo

Xi and Abe rush toward Belt and Road cooperation despite security concerns

Few believe a safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar will happen any time soon, prompting calls for their resettlement in Bangladesh. (Photo by Mitsuru Obe)
International relations

Bangladesh faces Catch-22 over Rohingyas

Repatriation puts refugees at risk; letting them stay brings backlash at home

A locally manufactured Toyota pickup truck is driven onto a ship for shipment overseas at a Thai port. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Business trends

Southeast Asia seeks ways to protect car industry

Nations deploy mix of import curbs and tax benefits to aid local industries

Nguyen Phu Trong
Politics

Vietnam party chief Trong formally named president

74-year-old becomes country's first leader to hold both roles since Ho Chi Minh

Viroj Pao-in, middle, was elected as Pheu Thai Party leader on October.28 at a party meeting in Bangkok.(Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Politics

Thai election turns into 3-way race as Thaksin camp stirs

Ex-premier's party picks leader to face pro-junta group and moderates

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Datawatch

How the IMF's wayward Asia forecasts improved

Calculations for India and China thrown off by global financial crisis

Washington is committed to upending the foundation block of the global economy based on modernized Asian nations.
Opinion

US and China -- the great decoupling

Washington risks losing Asian allies by cutting back its economic ties with Beijing

Many more steps to go. Female Hindu devotees protest the Supreme Court ruling against the Sabarimala temple's ban on some female worshipers.
Opinion

India's #MeToo moment

Public outrage over sexual harassment must bring long overdue social change

Policies are needed to raise employment at smaller companies, which employ most of Asia's working population.
Opinion

Where have all the good Asian jobs gone?

Emerging nations struggle to follow Japan and China up employment value chain

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing on Oct. 26. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
The Nikkei View

Japan and China should seek stable ties that can endure

Regular meetings of the top leaders are crucial to better communication

Chef Eric Liu returned from the U.S. to his native Taipei with a vision of cooking with organic ingredients grown on small-scale farms. (Courtesy of Gen Creative)
Life

The chefs pioneering Taiwan's food sustainability movement

'Cookmania' brings together culinary industry aiming to 'change mentalities'

Aung Zaw Lin, 14, surfs two hours after school every day. (Photo by Lorcan Lovett)
Life

Myanmar's nascent surfers make waves

Fans keep riding despite concerns over Rohingya

MahaNakhon is Bangkok's tallest skyscraper, but not for long.
Tea Leaves

Bangkok gets that sinking feeling

The city is reaching skyward, but its foundations are under water