Business trends
Giant theme park and smart city to open near Jakarta in 2024
Amusement facility will be one of Southeast Asia's largest
Media & Entertainment
Companies
Printing press maker Tokyo Kikai shareholders back poison pill
Takeover defense comes after fund Asia Development Capital acquired around 40% of shares
Media & Entertainment
'India's Rupert Murdoch' fights to keep control of his media empire
Subhash Chandra enlists Sony in battle over future of Zee Entertainment
Media & Entertainment
China amplifies state media, muzzles private voices in news list
Caixin removed from roster of outlets approved for online republishing
Media & Entertainment
'Squid Game' gives Netflix boost as Asia leads subscriber growth
South Korean drama watched by 142 million households worldwide in 4 weeks
Media & Entertainment
Sony to sell mobile gaming subsidiary for $1bn
Entertainment group to focus on games using its own content
Media & Entertainment
'Squid Game' is Netflix's biggest original show debut
'We did not see that coming,' chief content officer says
Business deals
Indian broadcaster Zee draws shareholder fire over Sony merger
U.S. fund manager Invesco cites unfair advantage to founding family
Arts
Why Chinese women are falling for 'boys love' fiction
Fiction written by straight women, for straight women, has Beijing worried
Business Spotlight
What blockbuster? China spurns Hollywood's advances
Regulators freeze out U.S. blockbusters as Chinese audiences become harder to woo
Media & Entertainment
Facebook 'operating in the shadows' whistleblower tells U.S. lawmakers
Despite the criticism, social media giant's share price rises 2.2%
Media & Entertainment
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage
Tech giant's share price falls as sites become inaccessible
Media & Entertainment
'Squid Game' hit lands Netflix in Seoul court over traffic surge
South Korea broadband company sues for network maintenance costs
Media & Entertainment
NFTs turn Japan's manga and anime into genuine art
Original illustrations from 'One Piece' reborn as high-end collectors' items
Media & Entertainment
Ikea rolls out 'gaming furniture' as COVID fuels demand
Swedish company exhibits new lineup in Tokyo Game Show debut
Media & Entertainment
Microsoft to launch cloud gaming service at Tokyo Game Show
Shift away from consoles continues amid chip shortage and China energy crunch
Media & Entertainment
Tokyo Game Show turns to virtual reality in face of COVID
Expo hopes to lure gamers from around the world to its virtual venues
Politics
Hong Kong shrugs off Big Tech's concerns about anti-doxxing law
Lawmakers scheduled to hold first vote on bill on Wednesday
Your Week in Asia
Japan LDP election, China auto data law and Tokyo Game Show
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Media & Entertainment
Zee Entertainment shares soar on merger with Sony Pictures India
New company will be listed in India after shareholder approval
