July 18th, 2019
Modest chic
Young Indonesian designers are turning heads on the runway, but can they become a force in global fashion?
The Big Story
Indonesia seeks lead in global modest-fashion industry
World's most populous Muslim-majority country should have sector sewn up, but snags remain
The Big Story
Young Muslims are injecting new glamour into modest wear
But fashion-forward "hijabistas" draw credit and criticism
Company in focus
Tencent chases Alibaba for cloud computing supremacy
Battle could decide future of China's tech titans
Environment
Tensions over trash exports to Asia heap pressure on companies
Report warns of costs and reputational risks as countries reject shipments
Environment
Panasonic taps plants to develop green appliances
High production costs a concern in shift away from petroleum-based plastics
Startups
Grab takes on Cambodia's PassApp for ride-hailing supremacy
Battle for local market pits deep pockets against market familiarity
Companies
Vietnam steelmaker keeps expansion plans warm amid tariff threat
Taiwanese-owned FHS' decision matters for Southeast Asia's top steel consumer
Automobiles
European 'mild hybrids' pose risk to Japanese automakers
Simpler models offer quick and dirty way to meet clean-car standards
Commodities
Copper price fall hints at manufacturing slowdown in China: LME head
Exchange plans to launch lithium contracts with Chinese price as benchmark
Companies
Vingroup takes expansion to the skies with new aviation unit
Latest venture raises concern that Vietnamese company has spread itself too thin
Companies
CP Foods doubles down on facilities in Vietnam and China
Thai player earmarks nearly $1bn for overseas investment
Startups
China's Fosun backs Southeast Asia parenting platform
Owner of Club Med set to expand customer base in growing region
Asia Insight
Duterte and Jokowi seek new capitals to solve old cities' woes
Gridlock and smog plague Manila and Jakarta as inequality worsens
International relations
Hun Sen gently adjusts Cambodia's intimacy with China
Prime minister feels the disenchantment at home and anger from abroad
Comment
China-led AIIB aims to build ties with private-sector funds
Washington and Tokyo stand to lose if they keep distance from investment bank
Interview
China-led AIIB to begin lending in baht, rupiah and rupee
President wants to safeguard 'any market' from forex swings
Interview
Mahathir's son ready to inherit Malaysia's political legacy
Mukhriz denies timeline for succession, notes PM needs time to repair economy
Politics
Mayor beats Foxconn billionaire in Taiwan presidential primary
Terry Gou silent on whether to run as independent to challenge incumbent Tsai
Energy
Russia looks for Asia LNG buyers to blunt Western sanctions' bite
Fivefold production bump planned by 2035 to counter rising US shale gas exports
Opinion
Emerging Asia should learn from Japan's demographic experience
High-growth era has left demographic problems Tokyo has not handled well
Opinion
Modi's budget misses opportunity to push toward $5tn economy
Plan fails to deliver urgent radical reforms in finance, exports and agriculture
Opinion
Japan drags business into politics with South Korea sanctions
The Tokyo-Seoul relationship stands to deteriorate further
The Nikkei View
China's slowing growth highlights need to end trade war
Economic warning signs merit close attention
Life
Thailand's famed 'Rose of the North' is wilting
Ancient Chiang Mai is suffering from over-development and pollution
Arts
Japanese art school 'sows the seeds' of manga in China
Comic course at Chinese university led by renowned creator from Japan
Fisheries
From pest to payday: Japan cities try to tame sea urchin
Odawara feeds the critters scrap cabbage so they don't decimate local seaweed
Tea Leaves
How a film shaped and captured restless Thai generation
A decade on, nothing has matched GTH's penetrating 'Dear Galileo'