Transportation
No Amazon, no problem for Japanese courier Sagawa
Shift in focus to profitability from delivery volume pays off for company
East Asia
Commodities
In rare-earth quest, Japan to deploy US-made drone sub
'World's first' such survey will scan wide area of seabed for deposits
Hong Kong protests
Chinese soldiers step onto Hong Kong streets in 'voluntary' cleanup
City government says it did not request PLA assistance clearing blocked roads
Datawatch
Addiction to weak yen saps Japan's growth potential
Stock market high comes at long-term cost of lower buying power
Obituaries
Sports equipment maker Yonex's founder dies at 95
Minoru Yoneyama's rackets used by stars Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova
Economy
Hong Kong economy on track to shrink for first time in a decade
2019 outlook downgraded to minus 1.3% growth amid protests and trade war
Comment
Rule-tightening signals Japan wants investors to toe the line
'Very, very low' 1% threshold for reporting seen as barrier to activism
Arts
Chinese sci-fi blockbuster book hailed by Obama wins new fans in Japan
Author Liu Cixin crosses cultural borders with 'The Three-Body Problem'
Interview
China's growth to be below 6% next year, economist says
'Numbers don't add up,' Renmin University professor notes
Education
Tiger mom effect: China passes US in educational tech investing
Unicorns like VIPKid open up new opportunities for neglected rural students
