Business deals
Japan's Yahoo to merge with Line messaging app
SoftBank and Naver to hold 50-50 stake in new e-commerce giant
Business
Trade war
Key Apple suppliers ready more non-China production
Foxconn and Quanta see no end in sight for ongoing trade war
Retail
Uniqlo taps robot startups to take humans out of its warehouses
Japanese fashion giant aims to completely automate all within five years
Nikkei Markets
Petronas Chemicals quarterly profit more-than-halves on-year
Cheaper prices weigh, analysts expect rebound in 4Q as utilization rate picks up
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities fall on persisting doubts over US-China trade deal
Worsening unrest in Hong Kong adds to weak investor sentiments
Nikkei Markets
Hong Kong stocks fall to lowest in a month as unrest intensifies
Local developers, MTR slide as protests disrupt services in city
Markets
Sources: Alibaba may offer stock at 5% discount in Hong Kong sale
Company tests investor appetite for up to $15 billion offering that prices Nov. 20
Economy
As Fukushima food export barriers fall, Japan aims to persuade China
Five markets still prohibit crops and seafood from nuclear disaster zone
Companies
Toshiba's operating profit jumps sevenfold to $476m in 1st half
All units move into black but concerns remain about growth potential
Nikkei Editorial
SoftBank must draw the right lessons from WeWork losses
Group should rethink light-touch management and keep retail investors informed
