International relations
Japan taps 'China school' again for new ambassador
Hideo Tarumi brings strong expertise and information-gathering skills to diplomatic post
China
Finance
Vulture funds poised to swoop in on non-performing loans in China
Pragmatic government needs foreign money to tackle high level of distressed debt
Startups
Startup wants to bring China's gas stations into the 21st century
Company's system automates operations and finds value in customer data
Companies
Japan struggles to replicate China's 'live commerce' boom
Startup looks to crack market as major internet players shut down services
Retail
FamilyMart looks to halt Asia losing streak after Thailand retreat
Japanese convenience store operator counts on trading house Itochu for comeback
China tech
China's manufacturing hub Shenzhen gets an overhaul
Software and health care are bright spots as startup capital grows scarce
Media & Entertainment
Hollywood panned in US for caving to Chinese censors
PEN America calls for 'substantive, three-dimensional' Asian American characters
International relations
Sri Lanka voters hand Rajapaksa strength to face India and China
Washington tweets its concern of the strategic island's indebtedness to Beijing
Automobiles
Tesla looks to make its China operation as nimble as its cars
Electric vehicle maker fires up new plant built in less than a year
International relations
US hits Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam with sanctions over crackdown
Washington denounces Chinese 'policies of suppression'
