April 4th, 2019
Coming to a boardroom near you
Activist investors are taking aim at Asia Inc.’s complacent companies
The Big Story
Activist funds take aim at Asia Inc's complacent boardrooms
Rising number of Asian companies under pressure over governance
The Big Story
Activist investors meet their match in China
Open attacks on Chinese corporate governance are rare from typically outspoken investors
Company in focus
Rakuten's $2bn Lyft windfall reveals hidden ambitions
Japan's e-commerce pioneer quietly builds portfolio of tech investments as online mall share falters
Electric cars in China
China's green-vehicle makers feel the blues as subsidies ebb
BYD's profit drops as automakers bleed cash to keep prices low amid rising sales
Business deals
Cathay Pacific eyes new growth with budget airline takeover
AirAsia chief predicts acquisition will bring 'family problems'
Business trends
US fight dethrones Huawei as top mobile equipment provider
Ericsson regains crown with Chinese company hit by calls for ban and trade war
Companies
Foxconn earnings beat market estimates on booming 5G demand
Network and computing equipment offsets slowing iPhone sales
Startups
Indian hotel unicorn Oyo says surpassing Marriott only the start
Tech startup kicks off global expansion of room rentals in Tokyo
Business trends
India's big companies increasingly look to startups for fresh ideas
Maruti Suzuki and P&G India launch programs to work with new companies
Nikkei Markets
Top Glove slashing Aspion jobs to combat costlier inputs
Adopting automation to cut labor cost, adjusting selling price to boost earnings
Companies
CK Hutchison profit climbs steadily in post-Li Ka-shing era
Hong Kong group remains on risk diversification track under son's watch
Companies
Vietnam's VinSmart enters global smartphone fray with Europe debut
Plan to take on giants like Samsung and crack the top 5 brands faces skepticism
Asia Insight
'Killer dust' pollutes South Korea's relations with China
Beijing rebuffs Moon's attempt to share blame for deteriorating air
Environment
Waste plastic exports squeezed by Chinese ban
Exporting nations caught without the capacity to recycle their scrap
Politics
Duterte's critics target China relations ahead of midterm elections
Philippine president put on defensive over 'debt trap' claims and other policies
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea's Kim mulls next move under cloud of 'disappointment'
Failed summit with Trump puts Pyongyang's whole strategy in jeopardy
Thai election
Thailand's next legislature at risk of political deadlock
Lower house's anti-junta majority can stymie pro-junta government
Japan's Reiwa era
Japan unveils dawn of the 'Reiwa' era
New period name is the first to be taken from Japanese literature
Economy
Coding will be mandatory in Japan's primary schools from 2020
Tokyo aims to plug IT worker shortage and catch up to other countries
Opinion
The Convenient Rewriting of the History of the 'Quad'
In responding to China's rise, we should remember our experience of a decade ago
Opinion
Indonesia must seize trade war opportunity
Jakarta needs export-boosting policies to draw global manufacturers diversifying away from China
Opinion
China's Italian advance threatens EU unity
Trieste port plans could change north-south economic balance
The Nikkei View
Japan is a step closer to its all-in-one bourse dream
Time to fast-track efforts to create a globally competitive exchange
Media & Entertainment
Watch out, J-pop and K-pop stars, here comes China
Backed by internet powerhouses, a new wave of idols is set to break
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Life
Niseko and the art of change
Local and foreign creatives make their mark on Hokkaido's famous ski resort
Tea Leaves
In rural Myanmar, rail lines founder while military spends
Aging Shan State trains are local lifelines but starved of public funds