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December 10th, 2020

HONG KONG'S NEW PRINCELINGS

The next generation of tycoons faces a dilemma

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Politics

Farmers protesting reforms swarm Indian capital: 5 things to know

Union leader says growers can survive COVID 'but not anti-peasant laws'

Farmers at the Singhu border near Delhi protest against newly passed laws that they say benefit corporations. 
A volunteer holds a syringe during a COVID-19 vaccinator training course: if vaccines prove to be effective, this pandemic could be behind us by the end of next summer.
Opinion

What can we hope for in 2021?

Many reasons to believe next year will be better than 2020

Yitu's exhibition booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, pictured in August 2019: the majority of the company's revenues came from governments.
Opinion

China's AI unicorns reveal fatal flaw in rush to go public

Investor should be wary, as risk factors listed in IPO prospectuses are real

Pro-democracy activists, from left, Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow arrive at court in Hong Kong on Nov. 23. All three were handed prison sentences.
The Nikkei View

Beijing's crackdown on free speech in Hong Kong is unacceptable

Attempt to hold young democracy activists accountable for protests is absurd

Adrian Cheng, heir to the behemoth New World conglomerate. Hong Kong politics is moving one way, and society another; for the territory's third-generation business elite, straddling the divide is becoming increasingly precarious. (Photo by Paul Yeung)
The Big Story

China shadows the rise of Hong Kong's next tycoons

Avoid politics, build trust: One dynasty heir speaks on a generation's dilemma

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Business Spotlight

Indonesia's unicorns lure US tech giants from Google to Facebook

Southeast Asia's No.1 digital economy attracts payment deals and cloud services

The entrance to the Melaka Gateway project has been blocked. (Photo by Prem Kumar)
Transportation

Canceled $10.5bn Malaysia port project plays down China role

Melaka Gateway faced scrutiny amid rising number of Belt and Road deals

NiziU, a nine-member all-female pop group, made its debut on Dec. 2.
Media & Entertainment

K-pop recipe for success drives NiziU to quick fame

All-girl group takes leaf from BTS and other South Korean idol bands

Yamaha's new Tricity 300 features a system that keep it upright when parked.
Automobiles

Yamaha bets on motorbikes that won't fall over

Manufacturers use high tech to improve safety and reverse downtrend of riders

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Asia Insight

Cities after COVID: How Manila and others can 'build back better'

For Asian metropolises, crisis offers chance to emerge cleaner, greener and safer

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had not earned the wrath of Gulf states when he attended this investment conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in October 2018.
International relations

Pakistanis pay price as Islamabad joins Turkey-Iran-Malaysia bloc

UAE blocks key source of income as it refuses to issue work visas to Pakistanis

The U.S. has labelled Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. as "Communist Chinese military companies." (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
US-China tensions

US blacklists top China chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC

Move aims to block investment that could benefit Beijing's military

This mural by artists Slinat and Wild Draeing in the Balinese capital of Denpasar symbolizes the easy money made from tourism, now gone because of COVID-19, and the potential of agriculture as an option to mass tourism. (Photo by Ian Neubauer)
Arts

Bali street art reflects changes in local society

Wall murals address the impact of tourism on the island

People gather in the famous Fin Garden in Kashan, Iran.
Tea Leaves

Twilight of the West's Orientalists

Academic study of the East has changed but earlier views linger on