Food & Beverage
China's top brewer extends reach beyond shrinking beer market
CR Beer's forays into baijiu and nonalcoholic brew target consumer shifts
Consumer Industries
Food & Beverage
Jollibee aggressively expands globally and beyond fast food
Filipino empire takes full control of Tim Ho Wan as it spreads across 33 regions
DealStreetAsia
Chinese sportswear startup Peak raises $232m as it aims for IPO
Company plans to upgrade distribution and investment in product R&D
Retail
Seven-Eleven to offer app checkout in Japan, after US launch
Customers do not need to pay at counters while company can cut staff
Technology
SoftBank-powered robots to help Grab with meal deliveries
Singapore and Japan to use the droids jointly developed by China's Keenon
Travel & Leisure
Universal Studios opens Beijing park to crowds despite tensions
Resort welcomed amid COVID outbreak and low in ties with Washington
Coronavirus
Malaysia's island paradise reopening stirs hope for tourism revival
Langkawi hotels cheer return of domestic visitors but COVID fears linger
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian e-commerce player Blibli to buy 51% of grocer SBL
Demand for online service rises amid coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia
China tech
JD.com's first brick-and-mortar mall set to open in Xi'an
VR and interactive elements intended to forge e-commerce synergies
Comment
India's unicorn boom shows no signs of slowdown
Startups that meet demand for business services are growing rapidly
Markets
Macao casino stocks nose-dive on looming government crackdown
Shorter licensing terms and increased oversight proposals lead to sell-off
Life
Behind every good Japanese inn is an 'okami-san'
Traditional hostelries rely on the centuries-old custom of female bosses
Environment
JAL to recycle 100% of airline food waste into fertilizer
Japanese carrier will also change preparation methods and ditch single-use plastic
Retail
Singapore e-tailer Shopee takes Latin America by storm
Sales and games vault Sea brand to top of Brazil app stores in just 2 years
Business trends
Japan's COVID-induced business failures up 49% in August
Restaurant and bars have been hit hardest by state of emergency
Retail
FamilyMart preps 1,000 unmanned stores in Japan by 2024
Convenience store employs dozens of cameras to meet labor shortage challenge
Business deals
Singapore Press shareholders approve media spinoff plan
Straits Times and other publications to be transferred to nonprofit entity
Media & Entertainment
Japanese game stocks shrug off China clampdown
Shares in software makers jump ahead of Tokyo Game Show
Economy
Thai tourism reopening hits roadblock due to slow vaccine rollout
October or November? Government sends mixed messages on resuming travel to Bangkok
DealStreetAsia
Alibaba-backed fund invests in Vietnamese food chain Homefarm
The investor is branching out into the emerging markets of Southeast Asia
