Business trends
China's fast-fashion newcomers target Zara in global push
Shein and Zaful's ultracheap styles drive sales in US, Europe and Middle East
Companies
Business Spotlight
Alibaba and Shopee clash in Vietnam as ASEAN e-commerce war rages
COVID triggers tie-ups and investment as region's tech battleground shifts
Automobiles
Honda cuts car production on massive chip shortage
Japan output slashed by 4,000 units this month while February looks 'grim'
Technology
Taiwan lens maker Largan takes hit from Huawei sanctions
Key supplier to smartphone industry squeezed by soaring PC chip demand
Telecommunication
Thai state telecoms TOT and CAT merge to create 'National Telecom'
No job cuts planned; companies lost share to market liberalization
Companies
KKR-backed Pepper to collect foreign investors' bad debt in Japan
Australian company looks to help struggling businesses amid pandemic
Food & Beverage
Kirin fails to dispel doubts on military-linked Myanmar partner
Reputational risk casts shadow over beer joint ventures in emerging market
Technology
Vietnam's top telco revamps to ditch 'middle-aged' image
Viettel offers panoply of new digital services to woo younger customers
Companies
Fujifilm to invest $2bn in cell culture production site in US
Move aims to foster Japanese company's biopharmaceuticals business
Technology
SoftBank sets eye on airborne telecom base stations
Amazon and Tesla join the fray for future mobile communication infrastructure
