Electric cars in China
China stimulus excites global car brands but drivers look local
Startups have edge over traditional brands in green-vehicle market
Business trends
Business trends
Vietnam and Thailand lead drive to make Southeast Asia cashless
Singapore and Malaysia fall behind leapfrogging less-developed countries
Opinion
Duterte, the economy and the elusive Philippines unicorn
Entrepreneurs do not live by GDP growth alone, but by good business conditions
China tech
Facebook and Snapchat turn to Chinese giants for growth tips
US social media experiment games and payment, straight from Tencent's playbook
Cover Story
Japan gets more than it bargained for with tourist boom
Can the country welcome 60 million visitors a year without losing its culture -- and its mind?
Cover Story
Airbnb begins to recover in Japan, a year after crackdown
City hosts face stringent controls but countryside could be ripe for the taking
Trade war
Pressure on China must not be relaxed, American businesses say
Chamber group expects more forced tech transfers despite pledge by Beijing
Opinion
Reiwa era yen bills -- a speed bump on the road to the cashless future
Japan's big chains lead on digital payment but many shoppers stick to notes and coins
China tech
Huawei says telecom business to resume double-digit growth in 2019
China's tech giant faces headwinds as global market forecast to hit 2.8bn 5G users by 2025
Companies
Toyota leads Japanese charge into tie-ups with Chinese startups
Hitachi and Kyocera also jump in as country becomes magnet for 'open innovation'
