Finance
Shinsei Bank's poison pill slammed by SBI as standoff escalates
Lender plans to issue new shares while suitor weighs court action
Finance
Markets
Temasek unit to supercharge anemic Singapore Exchange tech listings
As SPACs beckon, city-state unveils plan to draw likes of high-growth startups
Startups
Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status
Company founded by Ant Group veterans raises $138m to expand reach
Bonds
China widens access to offshore bonds for domestic investors
Southbound Connect program makes Hong Kong-traded debt available Sept. 24
Caixin
The rapid fall of China's most famous corporate raider
Baoneng Investment is now $31bn in debt after forays into cars, cell phones fell short
China debt crunch
China Evergrande faces default test as bond coupons come due
Investors protest missing payments on wealth management products
Business deals
Indonesia creates ultramicro holding via $6.7bn rights issue
State-owned Bank Rakyat seeks to expand financing access to tiniest businesses
Interview
Venture capital doubles down on Southeast Asian tech
Prominent investors Jungle Ventures and 500 Startups eye unicorns nearing IPOs
Finance
Hong Kong to tap mainland savings with debut of wealth management link
Bonds between China and financial center to tighten with arrangement
Automobiles
Toyota to buy Chinese auto-leasing business from SK Group
Automaker's financing arm to tap market growth with $45m purchase
Finance
ECB trims emergency support but insists 'no tapering'
'We have not discussed what comes next,' Christine Lagarde says
Finance
Singapore's Sea to raise $6bn in push to expand outside ASEAN
New York-listed tech group counters growing rivals in massive funding deal
Business trends
Singapore is top in luring ASEAN-focused fund managers
Welcoming policies in tax and corporate structure draw in venture capital
Interview
Monetary easing to continue after COVID: BOJ Gov. Kuroda
Japan's central bank chief diverges from strategy of Western counterparts
China tech
Ant forays into 5,000 Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok eateries
Alipay operator invests in Chope app as it looks beyond ASEAN payments market
Business deals
PayPal to acquire Japan's Paidy for $2.7bn
Aims to boost Japan business with new cross-border e-commerce payment services
China debt crunch
China's souring developer loans raise fear of financial contagion
Bank profit turnaround tarnished by surge in property sector NPLs
36Kr/KrASIA
China ride-hailer Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in funding
Round marks China ride-hailing industry's 1st domestic equity deal this year
Startups
Japanese vehicle maker jumps into microfinance in India
With banks pinched, Terra Motors offers prospective buyers its own auto loans
Finance
China to create new stock exchange in Beijing for smaller companies: Xi
Market to be mainland's third after Shanghai and Shenzhen, but no time frame set for opening
