Asia Insight
RCEP: Asia races against clock to save trade deal of the decade
Japan-South Korea rift and India-China rivalry complicate talks
Southeast Asia
Opinion
Trump's tariffs revive damaging prewar world of trade barriers
Contagion through Asian nations would hurt global economy
Companies
Japan insurer Sompo begins Asia expansion as Western rivals retreat
Local digital partners and AI to help push Sompo's drive into Asian retail insurance
Opinion
ASEAN can replicate China's successful solar industry revolution
It requires careful national planning and listening to business
Real Estate
Ebbing Chinese money forces Thai property developers to think twice
Weak yuan discourages investors from buying condos, causing market downturn
Environment
Indonesian forest fires disrupt hundreds of flights
Spreading blazes have sparked a blame game with Malaysia
Business trends
Asian wood demand drives $230m Japan investment in New Zealand
Sumitomo sees need for building supplies and biomass fuel
Opinion
Asian stock exchanges are getting ahead of themselves
China, Hong Kong and Myanmar's bourses have all made hasty moves recently
Business trends
Politics drive tourists away from Japan and Hong Kong to SE Asia
Previously popular destinations lose out from summer of troubles
Companies
Japanese cream bun maker Hattendo steams into Asia
Company aims to boost overseas shops sixfold through local tie-ups
