Business deals
Myanmar conglomerate's VC arm seeks Indonesian co-investors
UMG Idealab looks to team up with local peers to nurture AI startups
Laos
Opinion
Myanmar's great tech switch is chance to become part of world's web
Using global standard Unicode font opens up internet in growing market
Media & Entertainment
Shadowy operators power Duterte's offshore gaming boom
Lawmakers question value of online casino industry registered in tax havens
Interview
Cambodian opposition icon vows return and million-strong welcome
Sam Rainsy pledges to lead 'people power' movement against Hun Sen
Agriculture
African swine fever wipes out Asia's backyard pig farmers
Outbreak forcing a shift to commercial operations with biosecurity resources
5G networks
Vietnam carrier tests budget 5G in 4 SE Asia countries
Viettel yet to say whether it will use Huawei gear in foreign markets
Tea Leaves
Misunderstood and misquoted, Kipling bridges East-West divide
Early 'poet of empire' should not be used to justify fear of dialogue and negotiation
Media & Entertainment
Casino operator NagaCorp faces wage dispute amid profit windfall
Hong Kong-based operator planning $3.5bn expansion as union calls for 'living wages'
Opinion
China walks political tightrope in Myanmar
Beijing should leverage its influence with military
Belt and Road
Renewed conflict in Myanmar slows China's Belt and Road projects
Ethnic strife and national pride halt Beijing-championed infrastructure projects
Opinion
Taiwan's New Southbound Policy is decreasing its reliance on China
Looking to regional neighbors for closer trade relationships is bearing fruit
Life
Southeast Asia's independent movie theaters show face of bygone era
'Cinema detective' documents scores of closures -- and a few survivors
Business trends
Thai food companies fund police on national border to stop swine fever
Desperate move by CP, Betagro, Thai Food will set up checkpoints to protect $3.3bn industry
This Week in Asia
Japan sales tax hike, China 70th anniversary, Budweiser stock debut
Nikkei Asian Preview is your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
International relations
Thailand-US defense ties heal as China makes gains in Cambodia
Delivery of armored vehicles comes as Washington frets over Beijing's dominance
Life
Myanmar's 'tomboys' stride out of the shadows
In a once-closed society, pioneers embrace their gender identities
Opinion
ASEAN can replicate China's successful solar industry revolution
It requires careful national planning and listening to business
Opinion
Asian stock exchanges are getting ahead of themselves
China, Hong Kong and Myanmar's bourses have all made hasty moves recently
Comment
China's gains in Myanmar divert US attention from human rights
Security takes priority over Rohingya as Beijing builds strategic clout
Media & Entertainment
Cambodia considers reversing online gaming ban, irking China
With so much money at stake, investors say restriction was only temporary
