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Japanese beef is gaining fans abroad, but are they eating it wrong?
To bring out the best of wagyu, experts suggest thin slices rather than thick slabs
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China's great leap forward in biotech
Access to vast amounts of patient data fuels innovation -- and controversy
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China and the new frontier of biosecurity threats
Security experts warn of 'biological extortion' and other emerging risks
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Can Nomura crack the Chinese market?
Japanese investment house targets wealthy mainland investors
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Koji Nagai puts sales at the heart of Nomura's China strategy
Group CEO takes the 'world's most powerful house' back to its roots
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How Asian companies are navigating the trade war
More production shifts from China to Southeast Asia as tariffs mount
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China turns on the charm as US tensions grow
Beijing seeks more trade with Southeast Asia, Japan and Russia
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US-China trade war: Asia's winners and losers
Our list of companies being affected -- for better or worse -- by rising tariffs
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How Abe's right-hand man has shaped policy in Japan
Yoshihide Suga has been a driving force behind the prime minister's pro-business approach
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Min Ko Naing, Myanmar's voice of a generation
The chairman of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, 30 years on
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As the West isolates Myanmar, some investors dig in for the long term
Attacks on minorities and the media cloud economic progress
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Indonesia offers a fresh battleground for fintech
From microloans to cryptocurrency, startups are competing for a huge market
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Go-Jek sparks an Indonesian banking revolution
E-payments pave the way to bank loans and financial inclusion
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How Jollibee's founder is building a fast-food empire
Chairman Tony Tan Caktiong lets his experience -- and taste buds -- guide him
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Can Jollibee take a bite out of the global fast-food market?
Acquisitions on the menu as Philippine company aims to crack into global top 5
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Asian-Americans splinter the 'bamboo ceiling'
Activist voices bring change, from Hollywood's 'Crazy Rich Asians' to the boardroom and voting booth
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Top of their game: 9 of the most influential women in Asian tech
From the world's richest self-made woman to China's queen of ride-hailing
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Asia tackles its plastic problem with a mix of tradition and tech
Bamboo straws, edible bags and banana leaf 'dishes' offer eco-friendly alternatives
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Asian plastic is choking the world's oceans
More than 80% of marine plastic pollution comes from Asia
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How Beijing enlists global companies to pressure Taiwan
From Air Canada to Zara, corporations advance China's policy goals
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Cementing the China-Cambodia relationship
A 54-year-old factory reflects tumultuous history