Business deals
Japan startup to ferry offshore wind power to shore in batteries
Leading shipbuilder Imabari makes almost $9m investment in PowerX
Transportation
Transportation
Indonesia aims to rival Changi, Kuala Lumpur in $6bn airport deal
Sumatra airport focal point of new partnership with Indian and French firms
International relations
China-Laos railway begins with limited service
Southeast Asia's first high-speed link to stop at Chinese border for now
Transportation
China regulator says more testing needed to certify C919 aircraft
Plane is already years behind its initial certification schedule
China tech
China's Didi Global to delist from New York in favor of Hong Kong
Leading ride-hailer to make dramatic retreat after $4.4bn June IPO
Business Spotlight
Xi policy eases price war among China's parcel delivery services
Companies can no longer cut wages to subsidize grab for market share
Transportation
China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly two years after fatal crashes
Chinese pilots to be retrained; US and Europe earlier also gave their approval
Transportation
Garuda Indonesia drops Japan-Bali flight over omicron
Sole international service to tourism-dependent island due to have started Sunday
Coronavirus
No omicron lockdowns, but Biden says everyone needs booster
Stock market responds positively to president's assurance
Business trends
FedEx, Cathay Pacific squeezed by Hong Kong's 'zero COVID' rules
Courier pulls remaining pilots from Asian hub, while airline cancels flights
Economy
Soaring fuel prices drag on Thai economy, spark protest
Southeast Asian nation fighting to shake off impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Transportation
India opens 'net-zero emission' airport project, second for Delhi
Modi government claims $4.5bn Uttar Pradesh facility will be Asia's largest
China tech
Baidu gets green light for driverless robotaxi service in Beijing
Toyota-backed self-driving startup Pony.ai also wins approval
IPO
Wadia braves rocky IPO market, mounting losses to list Go Airlines
Indian tycoon is focusing on long term as he floats low-cost carrier
Transportation
Daiwa House to debut logistics business in Southeast Asia
Investment comes as Japanese companies expand supply-chain presence in region
Transportation
Malaysia's AirAsia Q3 loss deepens on lower revenue, forex moves
Passenger load in the quarter plunged 82% from a year ago
Travel & Leisure
Japan partial reopening prompts Asian airlines to add flights
Businesspeople and students expected to start coming again from Vietnam and Philippines
Transportation
JAL and Tencent team on marketing to Chinese travelers
Japanese flag carrier to sell flight tickets to WeChat's 1.2bn users
Caixin
China's Hisense may bid $1bn for Siemens intelligent traffic unit
Potential purchase is in line with company's interest in smart transport
Transportation
AirAsia in final talks with Tata Group to exit India: sources
Malaysian budget carrier winding down presence amid market challenges, COVID