Companies
Sony and Olympus cut financial ties under activist pressure
Next step for joint medical equipment business up in the air
Consumer
Business deals
Toshiba Memory to buy Taiwan storage device maker for $165m
Chipmaker seeks greater share in solid state drives with Lite-On deal
Retail
Thai luxury mall triggers fight with airport heavyweight
Preparations for opening of $160m Central Village hindered by state-owned operator
Nikkei Markets
Hong Kong shares slump in August on protests, trade concerns
AAC Technologies and WH Group lead August's losses after earnings
Retail
Uniqlo opens first South Korea shops since flare-up with Japan
Fast fashion retailer's sales in South Korea down about 40% in July
Business deals
Cool Japan Fund to invest $10m in Taiwanese travel site KKDay
Partnership to develop unique Japanese tours off the beaten track
Companies
India Inc.'s double-digit profit drop reflects slackening demand
Weak spending pervades the economy, from steel to consumer products
Energy
Japan takes tentative step toward jointly run nuclear plants
Broad deal teams plant builders Toshiba and Hitachi with Fukushima utility
Trade war
Amazon sales data shows tariffs hit US vendors harder
Supply chain flexibility gives Chinese sellers easier time amid trade war
