Business Spotlight
Mom-and-pop stores at center of India's $850bn retail evolution
Reliance, Amazon and others race to attract kiranas to expand supply chains
Companies
Coronavirus
Japan pub operator Watami lands $90m in first test of state aid
Development Bank of Japan program aims to help restaurants adapt to pandemic
Commodities
Nickel-rich Indonesia draws global suppliers of EV battery materials
BASF and Sumitomo Metal Mining tap world's largest reserves amid ore export ban
Technology
Messaging app Line faces Japan action over user privacy flaws
Chinese engineers had access to personal data but no laws broken, panel finds
Electronics
Auto demand will more than double on cheap EV models, Nidec says
Nagamori, founder of top electric motor maker, to give CEO job to President Seki
Automobiles
Tokyo Motor Show canceled this fall due to COVID-19 concerns
Decision puts renewed focus on staging of Summer Olympics in Japan
Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Q1 operating profit surges 92% on strong demand
Automaker's outlook for current quarter faces headwinds from global chip shortage
Companies
Tepco to name Mitsubishi Chemical's Kobayashi as chairman
Japanese utility looks to improve governance with change at the top
Caixin
China's cloud companies show how big tech is far from green
Data centers continue to rely on polluting energy sources, Greenpeace says
Travel & Leisure
Australia's half-price tickets lift airlines but hotels remain grounded
$930m stimulus leaves accommodation sector 'for dead,' critics say
