Business trends
Vietnam and Thailand lead drive to make Southeast Asia cashless
Singapore and Malaysia fall behind leapfrogging less-developed countries
Business
Companies
TSMC signals bottom of chip cycle as quarterly profits tumble
Industry bellwether sees demand pick up by mid-2019 despite downtrends
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks fall, dragged down by Chinese lenders, Samsung Electronics
Malaysian equities also decline
Nikkei Markets
Malaysian ringgit swoons on worries over bond index exit
Analysts flag mounting risk from capital outflows to continue to weigh on unit
Nikkei Markets
Hong Kong shares fall ahead of long holiday weekend
Chinese carmakers retreat, while FIH Mobile extends gains
Nissan's Ghosn crisis
Ghosn's wife appeals to Trump in bid to pressure Japan over husband
Carole Ghosn asks US president to intervene with Abe to end 'injustice'
Politics
Terry Gou's China ties complicate his Taiwan presidential run
Foxconn's mainland footprint stokes conflict-of-interest concerns
Companies
NagaCorp doubles down with $3.5bn casino plan in Cambodia
Share price down around 10% since announcement as analysts voice cost concerns
Nikkei Markets
Retreat by carmakers drives Hong Kong shares lower
FIH Mobile extends gains amid Foxconn chairman's Taiwan presidential bid
