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Business Trends
Japan's startup funding more than doubles in 5 years
Funds that home in on fields like AI or drones attract investors
Companies
Siam Cement takes over stalled $5.4bn Vietnam petrochemical project
Thai conglomerate now sees 2023 start to production at Long Son
Business Trends
Japan's materials makers see gold in fast-changing auto sector
Mitsui Chemical, Asahi Kasei and peers tap expertise in car parts design
Business Trends
India's bad loans dwarf bank recapitalization plans
Government befuddled as heavy losses burden state-owned lenders
Politics
India shuts down key copper plant amid pollution uproar
Vedanta's smelter accounts for 40% of country's refining capacity
Nikkei Markets
Nikkei Asia300 declines as Italian political uncertainty weighs
Tingyi Holdings jumps on earnings while Want Want China also climbs
Business Trends
China's pollution controls catch foreign companies flat-footed
Fines and suspensions show days of 'rules but no crackdowns' are over
Business Deals
India's Essar Steel won't select buyer until summer
Bids by ArcelorMittal and Numetal already rejected once by creditors
Business Trends
Corporate Japan inches away from takeover defenses
Shareholder criticism spurs companies to drop their guard
