Business trends
Singapore banks move to end Southeast Asia's coal addiction
DBS and OCBC plan to quit coal power financing
Energy
Politics
Japan nuclear plants face shutdown over delayed anti-terror steps
Regulator stands by deadlines to maintain tough image
Energy
Asian oil importers unshaken as Trump pulls Iran sanction waivers
India and Japan look to alternatives, but China slams Washington's move
Companies
Reliance Industries quarterly profit beats estimates on telecom, retail boom
Reliance Jio posts 65% jump in net income
Companies
Aeon to shift malls to solar power without shouldering initial costs
Japanese retailer to lease roofs to electricity providers and buy juice from them
Environment
Southeast Asia's energy majors pivot sharply to green power
Renewables tapped to feed region's steep rise in power demand
Companies
PetroVietnam shaken as scale of overseas losses comes to light
Public Security Ministry is looking into who is responsible for $900m in losses
Energy
Cheap coal swells in Southeast Asia, foiling global green push
Japanese builders of carbon-spewing plants face backlash from ESG-minded investors
Companies
China's oil giants to lift investment amid trade war worries
Spending expected to jump nearly 20% as companies seek energy security
Trade war
Trade war carves new paths for LNG and soybeans
One year on, US exporters see China opportunities lost to Brazil and Australia
Commodities
Asian LNG prices drop to three-year lows amid supply glut
Slower growth in Chinese demand raises doubts about US and Canada export plans
Companies
Clouds hang over China oil majors despite $10bn profit jump
Rising crude price covers for economic slowdown and burden of state control
International relations
South Korea region seeks to tag Japanese firms as 'war criminals'
Ordinance would require schools to put stickers on Nikon and Panasonic products
Companies
Vietnam's graft hunters zero in on Venezuela oil project
$584m 'contract bonus' to Caracas probed amid drive to clean up state enterprises
Business trends
Japan doubles share retirement to $50bn in 2018, hitting record
Big moves by Docomo and others show commitment to shareholder returns
International relations
China offers to help Venezuela fix its power grid
Beijing still recognizes Maduro as president while US backs opposition leader
International relations
US commits to build 6 nuclear power plants in India
Agreement part of Trump plan to sell more products to energy-hungry nation
Companies
Idemitsu to set up lubricant R&D facility in China
Shrinking gasoline demand in Japan prompts outward push
Malaysia in transition
Malaysia sovereign wealth fund marks $1.5bn loss over impairments
Khazanah Nasional hit by Malaysia Airlines struggles
Companies
India's 5G plan stirs debt-laden telecom firms
Incumbents raise funds while Jio signals readiness
