Business Trends
Europe's luxury brands buoyed by Chinese spending
But trade war expected to rear its head in second-half results
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Consumer
Companies
Asia skincare demand boosts profit at Kao
Japanese company's Freeplus and Kate lines popular in China
Business Trends
Kyushu Railway partners with Alibaba to draw Chinese tourists
Japanese companies lean on China's IT giants to promote regions
Asia300
Tencent rolls out WeChat Pay at Mount Fuji theme park
Tech group expands mobile payment service's reach in Japan
Business Trends
Alibaba and eBay try their luck in Turkey's e-commerce market
Amazon set to join fray as companies try to reach country's youthful consumers
Companies
Hindustan Unilever posts 19% jump in profit on lower costs
India's seller of Lux soaps and Lipton Tea saw margins rise
Business Trends
For Thais, online shopping is a social activity
Purchases via social networks make up 20% of country's e-commerce
Politics
Asian consumers push for right to use smoking alternatives
Debate over regulations heats up as some claim devices are less hazardous
Companies
China outlook drives Uniqlo stock up but Muji down
Fate of Japanese retailers closely tied to world's No. 2 economy
Companies
Japan's Askul to turn idle office space into warehouses
Online stationery seller fights labor crunch by decentralizing delivery network
