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October 24th, 2019

Media war

Hong Kong’s keyboard resistance takes on China’s propaganda machine

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The Big Story

From Hong Kong to the NBA, how China is losing the media war

As tired tactics undermine Beijing's propaganda machine, protesters build a nimble digital operation

Using the same strategies that have propelled the fluid, self-organizing protesters on the streets, a group of Hong Kong's citizens has taken on the media machine of the Beijing-backed government. (© Illustration by Yuko Kai and Nakako Shiotsuki)
Facing censorship of their games at home, developers in China are increasingly looking abroad. (Nikkei Montage / Yuki Kohara)
Industry in focus

No blood, no guts: China's game sector undergoes mass sanitization

Censorship of $36bn industry pushes developers into US, Japan and Southeast Asia

Huawei is redeploying senior research scientists who have U.S. links due to growing concern inside China's biggest tech group that they could be co-opted by American intelligence agents and leak secret data. (Nikkei montage)
Huawei crackdown

Sources: Fearing spies, Huawei redeploys US-linked executives

China's biggest tech group moves on senior research scientists following US crackdown

Honda vehicles sit at the port in Yokohama awaiting export. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
Japan-South Korea rift

Japan automakers roll out freebies to win back South Korean drivers

Boycott bites as some pin hopes for detente on meeting at emperor's coronation

South Korea's initiative will encourage driverless technology from SK Telecom and others in the private sector. (Photo courtesy of SK Telecom)
Technology

South Korea wants highways ready for self-driving cars by 2024

Government plans for signaling tech and 3-D maps aim to jump-start private sector

The Japanese government wants greater power to block deals that could threaten its national security, amid growing worries from the U.S. and Europe over technology leaks, especially to China.
Politics

Five things to know about Japan's new foreign investment rules

Notice requirements for ownership and governance changes cover range of sectors

Singapore began attracting more wealth as a safe haven even before the Hong Kong protests started in June. (Photo by Mayuko Tani)
Business trends

Crazy rich Asians look to Singapore to manage wealth

City state readies tax incentives to lure family offices away from Hong Kong

Fast-growing startups like ride-hailing services Grab and Go-Jek have raised the profile of Southeast Asia among venture capitalists.
Business trends

Asia set to eclipse US as world's venture capital powerhouse

China's rise leads shift toward Asia-focused venture capital

An advertisement for Tik Tok, a mobile app that allows users to post videos of themselves. The app was created by Beijing Bytedance Technology, the second-biggest unicorn in the world.
Startups

China overtakes US with highest number of tech unicorns: report

Along with India and UK, the four countries account for 89% of 494 startups

Thai Airways' plan to replace its aging fleet was blocked by the country's new coalition government.
Transportation

Thai Airways aborts $5bn fleet revamp in bid to shape up

But CEO is reluctant to cut staff or lower wages

Shoppers try the new iPhone 11 Pro Max after it went on sale at the Apple Store in Beijing.
Electronics

TSMC earnings rebound adds to signs of chip recovery

New iPhone and 5G drive profit higher at Taiwan supplier

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Consumer

Hindustan Unilever posts better-than-expected profit on lower tax, cost cuts

India's biggest consumer goods maker remains wary of weak growth outlook

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako: With his enthronement on Tuesday, the emperor brings a modern mindset to a role bound by tradition. (Pool photo)
Asia Insight

Japan's Emperor Naruhito: Modern family man inherits heavy legacy

As nation marks enthronement, debate simmers over role of women

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang arrives in during a campaign event in Plymouth, New Hampshire in February 2020.
Politics

Andrew Yang: Outsider injects basic income into White House race

$1,000-a-month proposal draws support from Elon Musk, millennials and Republicans

Exiled Cambodian opposition politician Sam Rainsy prays in September with Cambodian Buddhist monks in San Jose, California. (Photo provided by Sam Rainsy)
Interview

Cambodian opposition icon vows return and million-strong welcome

Sam Rainsy pledges to lead 'people power' movement against Hun Sen

NASA rendering of an ascent vehicle of the Artemis program blasting off from the surface of the moon.
International relations

Australia joins US in battle with China for space supremacy

New agency tasked with diversifying economy while bolstering military ties

Several global agencies have recently sharply cut India's growth forecast, including the World Bank, which on Oct. 13 slashed its growth projection for the country to 6%, down from an earlier prediction of 7.5% (AP Photo/Channi Anand).
Economy

Nobel laureate Banerjee calls on New Delhi to revive demand

Modi urged to shift focus from monetary stability with Indian economy 'doing badly'

India's bicycle industry has been hit hard by a surge in imports from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Economy

India accuses China over influx of cheap bicycles from neighbors

New Delhi probes possible breach of trade deal by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has set a growth target of 5.3% for 2020, promising an array of reforms to attract foreign investment and nurture export industries.
Economy

Indonesia's slowing growth pressures Jokowi to speed reforms

President's inauguration on Sunday comes as nation struggles to lure investors

Censorship is already happening.
Opinion

TikTok risks becoming new front in China's information war

Beijing wants social media to tell stories which support its narrative

South Korean women participate in a rally to mark International World Women's Day on Mar. 8 demanding better working condition for women in Seoul: the voices of women expecting gender equality are louder than ever.
Opinion

South Korea shows workplace gender discrimination is alive and kicking

Seoul Metro cheated women out of jobs -- and it is not alone

Myanmar has started to fully integrate its web with the rest of the world.
Opinion

Myanmar's great tech switch is chance to become part of world's web

Using global standard Unicode font opens up internet in growing market

In China, construction investment is increasing with the aim of stimulating the economy.
The Nikkei View

Let the private sector remedy China's economic slowdown

Meeting GDP growth target is no easy task despite stimulus

A model of a lodge in Jeju created by South Korean architecture firm Z_Lab.
Life & Arts

South Korean design studio Z_Lab wows with its renovated rentals

The company's carefully curated getaways have customers flocking

A bone marrow dish at Bangkok's 100 Mahaseth. Chef Chalee Kader likes to boast that “everything in my restaurant is local except the Ikea knives.” (Courtesy of 100 Mahaseth)
Life

Thailand's star chefs go wild for local food

Global trend is transforming traditional Thai cuisine and the lives of growers and suppliers

People take part in the annual Taiwan Pride walk in central Taipei in October 2018.
Tea Leaves

Taiwan offers queer lessons for inclusivity in Asia

The island's relaxed approach to gender and sexuality is a beacon for the region