Companies
Display maker JOLED files for bankruptcy with $250m in liabilities
Hoped-for Japanese champion in OLED panels fails to catch up to South Korean rivals
Companies
Engineering & Construction
Japan's JFE Engineering wins $230m order for Taiwan LNG terminal
Island's demand for cleaner fuel set to rise amid semiconductor production push
Companies
Jack Ma makes surprise China return after lengthy travels abroad
Alibaba founder talked education and ChatGPT at school he founded
Finance
Vietnam's Vingroup awaits clarity on Credit Suisse after buyout
Bank bought by UBS counts EV maker VinFast, developer Novaland among Asia clients
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian e-commerce startup Dagangan finalizing funding round
Sources say talks are ongoing, investors could change
Business trends
Komatsu, Hitachi Construction turn China into export hub
Japan's heavy equipment makers tap excess capacity with eye on other markets
Agriculture
Better spinach through AI: Tokyo startup automates seedling selection
Robot-assisted measuring and replanting designed to reduce food loss
Biotechnology
Canon enters regenerative medicine with cell therapy acquisition
Manufacturer seeks to blend AI imaging with culturing tech to lower cost barriers
Food & Beverage
U.S. bourbon maker IJW plots debut as producer of Japanese whisky
Kentucky-based company to build giant distillery in Hokkaido through subsidiary
Health Care
India taps Japanese tech to deliver health care to 1.4bn people
Fujifilm clinic helps diagnose tuberculosis in rural population
DealStreetAsia
Singapore's CDL to buy Brisbane's biggest hotel for $119m
Canada's Brookfield selling Sofitel property in Australian city
Finance
Credit Suisse crisis highlights growing clout of Middle East money
'Black box' decision-making raises alarms in European financial circles
Climate Change
Furukawa Electric poised for $765m bet on Japan's renewables push
Plans call for doubling underwater power cable output to plug into government grid
Retail
U.S. activist fund demands removal of 7-Eleven parent's chief
ValueAct seeks to replace 4 Seven & i directors to promote leaner business portfolio
Finance
Standard Chartered CEO skeptical of Credit Suisse AT1 bond wipeout
Bill Winters says 3 failed banks 'would appear to have been solvent'
China tech
China says 'never' demanded TikTok hand over American user data
Comments come after app's CEO grilled by U.S. lawmakers over security threat
Economy
Japan's growing part-time employment weighs on wages
Non-regular employees account for nearly 40% of workforce
China tech
TikTok CEO grilled by U.S. lawmakers over China ties
Shou Zi Chew is told the app doesn't embrace American values, should be banned
Finance
Nomura Real Estate and JR East jump into Japan's banking sector
Businesses see opportunity for stronger customer ties with financial services
Business deals
Toshiba's approval of $15bn buyout offer puts ball in shareholders' court
Investors to weigh bid that was reduced amid earnings downgrades
Telecommunication
Chinese state telecom bosses emboldened by recent stock rally
Xi's digitalization push boosts sentiment, though still far below peak
DealStreetAsia
China's Triniti targets $290m fund to back chip companies
Fund also has mandate to invest in display technologies and new energy
Telecommunication
Philippine telecom PLDT claims 'no fraud' in $880m capex 'overrun'
Company says talks with network suppliers have yielded smaller bills
Business trends
China keeps title as home to billionaires even as global wealth falls
Founder of scandal-hit conglomerate Adani Group loses 35% of wealth
Automobiles
Toyota to end Camry sales in Japan, ending 43-year history
Domestic market accounts for only 1% of model's global sales