Business trends
Japanese bar offers drinks, snacks and nursing care
Proprietor sees opportunity in pubs where patrons have to be 65 to enter
Services
Companies
Roughed-up by Duterte, two Philippine companies shed $1bn in value
Manila's water distributors and largest broadcaster's future in doubt
Industry in focus
Food delivery drivers dance with death for Alibaba and Tencent
Workers pay price as Chinese giants' affiliates clash in $71bn market
Companies
Amazon leaves packages at the door, defying Japan's service culture
Drop-off service to be offered nationwide despite concerns over theft
Companies
Yoshinoya, slinger of beef bowls, leads Japan in productivity
Self-service push contributes to 50-fold gain in profit per full-timer
Retail
Amazon bursts onto Japan's emerging Black Friday scene
Retailers look to spur consumption out of post-tax-hike doldrums
Sharing Economy
Taiwan's college grads follow the money to become food deliverers
Fast-growing sector offers chance to outearn office workers, but carries risks
Technology
Mongolia's emerging IT sector leads economy in new direction
Returnees armed with AI and fintech skills seed thriving startup scene
Technology
Toshiba to form IoT alliance with SoftBank, KDDI and others
Platform aims to spur innovation at Japanese companies struggling to keep up
Insurance
IoT to help Sompo Japan pay insurance claims on day of floods
Policyholders will receive payouts as soon as sensors detect floodwaters
