Business deals
Bangkok Bank buys Indonesia's Bank Permata for $2.7bn
Thai lender outbids Japan's SMBC
Japan
Business deals
Mitsubishi Heavy in talks to sell flagship shipyard in Nagasaki
Move marks exit from building of LNG and other large resource carriers
Economy
Cheap Japan: Low wages for tech workers delight foreign companies
Hong Kong, Singapore and US outshine former dream destination
Business deals
Japan's electronics retailer Yamada to take over furniture seller
Crisis-torn Otsuka Kagu to cede majority stake to appliance store chain for $37m
Business deals
Australia cool to Anheuser-Busch InBev $11bn asset sale to Asahi
Regulator delays decision amid worry over competition in cider and beer markets
China up close
Xi moves right-hand man to Japan affairs as ties with West sour
China turns to a familiar crisis management formula: flatter thy neighbor
Economy
Japan's October machinery orders slip for 4th month
Business and consumer spending in doubt as demand slows abroad and at home
Economy
Japan's shadow budget 'zaito' returns in infrastructure push
Ultralow interest rates encourage rise of program despite fiscal concerns
Energy
World's first liquid hydrogen carrier ship launches in Japan
Kawasaki Heavy's vessel will transport the next-generation fuel from Australia
