Electronics
Japan chip industry heavyweight joins China's Unigroup
Ex-Elpida CEO Yukio Sakamoto to help semiconductor maker grow globally
Materials
Aerospace & Defense
Top materials maker Toray halts Mitsubishi jet supply
Aircraft maker will shift to in-house production of carbon fiber tail components
Japan-South Korea rift
Strained South Korea ties hit Japanese exporters hard
Consumer boycotts show results in July to September quarter
Nikkei Markets
Petronas Chemicals quarterly profit more-than-halves on-year
Cheaper prices weigh, analysts expect rebound in 4Q as utilization rate picks up
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities fall on persisting doubts over US-China trade deal
Worsening unrest in Hong Kong adds to weak investor sentiments
Currencies
Southeast Asia's strongest currency baht fights own success
Thailand eases capital controls with eye on US criticism
Startups
Japan's top 20 startups surpass 1tn yen in total value
AI developer Preferred Networks maintains lead over two new unicorns
Materials
Hindalco quarterly profit slumps 33% amid falling commodity prices
One-time loss due to restructuring at Novelis unit also damped earnings
Business trends
Corporate Japan's earnings poised to slip for second year
Manufacturing profits sink on trade war and auto slowdown
Companies
Toray says profit blow 'unavoidable' from Boeing 787 cutbacks
Japanese materials maker sole supplier of composite used in the aircraft
