Startups
Grab lets Southeast Asians shop globally with Mastercard deal
Singapore startup eyes wealth management and virtual bank as next finance moves
Vietnam
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities rebound on renewed trade deal optimism
Bharti Airtel falls after announcing $3 billion fundraising
Business deals
Dutch bank FMO weighs $40m in funding for Vietnam's HDBank
Ho Chi Minh City-listed lender to expand green trade finance business
Business deals
Vingroup to move away from supermarkets and focus on tech
Vietnam's largest conglomerate and Masan to merge retail segments
Your Week in Asia
Saudi Aramco IPO, Nissan's new CEO and Jack Ma in Tokyo
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Companies
After trial production in US and Europe, Adidas returns to Asia
Footwear maker pulls plug on robot-run Speedfactory in developed countries
Automobiles
Honda to stay in F1 in 2021
Despite heavy costs, automaker to commit to supplying engines after successful season
Startups
Vietnam closes in on Singapore as fintech funding booms
Investors flood the region with cash as chase for unbanked intensifies
Technology
Asia's farms embrace tech revolution as workers become scarce
Self-cleaning shrimp tanks and AI-operated hog farms take over labor-intensive jobs
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks decline despite optimism over US-China trade deal
Tencent, WH Group drag down A300 index
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities decline as concerns mount over US bill on Hong Kong
Chinese financial firms, Samsung Electronics, Tencent fall
Technology
Vingroup secures Google's backing to launch smart TVs
Vietnamese conglomerate seeks 'world-class partners' as it embarks on tech domination
The Big Story
How the death of fast fashion is transforming Asia's garment industry
New technology and demanding consumers unravel a decadeslong race to the bottom
Markets
Asian stocks gain as investors weigh trade deal prospects
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea jump in Mumbai after price-increase plan
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks rise on trade deal hopes, China central bank move
Air China rises after October data, China Eastern slips
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities fall amid weaker China data, Hong Kong agitation
Tencent Holdings falls after third-quarter profit misses estimates
Business trends
Alibaba, online retailers eye Southeast Asian growth on ‘Singles Day’
12.12 and Black Friday give 11.11 a run for its money in Indonesia, Vietnam
Business deals
Cashless in Vietnam: South Korea's Alliex partners with central bank
$700m payment system to be open to banks and retailers
Startups
WeWork to add two new locations in Vietnam this year
Expansion follows canceled IPO and bailout by investor SoftBank
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks decline as investors await US-China trade talk details
Singapore Air, Hon Hai Precision, Hartalega Holdings among movers on A300
International relations
Beijing presses ASEAN anew for South China Sea code by 2021
Premier Li touts 'ever stronger' ties with bloc in Trump's absence
Trade war
Singapore's Olam taps Vietnam for farm product exports to Asia
Trader carves out trade war sanctuary for food processing to avoid risk
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks edge lower amid caution ahead of Fed policy
AmorePacific soars in Seoul on results while BYD and GAC slide
Asia Insight
Duterte's war on inflation hammers Philippine farmers
Backlash over cheap rice imports casts doubt on agricultural reform
Business trends
Southeast Asia defies global IPO slump, thanks to old-economy stocks
At least 40 companies in pipeline, led by real estate, retail and food