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Business deals

Singapore's RedDoorz hotel chain raises $70m as Rakuten jumps in

Japanese e-commerce group opens new front in its battle with SoftBank

Startups in Asia

Budget hotel chain RedDoorz challenges SoftBank-backed Oyo

Big data puts Southeast Asian hospitality disruptor on the map

Companies

RedDoorz raises $45m to ramp up its presence in new markets

Singapore budget hotel platform eyes entry into Thailand and Malaysia

Hong Kong protests

China works to turn Shenzhen into the new Hong Kong

New infrastructure and reforms would help city replace island as investment hub

Politics

Myanmar's Suu Kyi furious about corruption ahead of elections

Ruling NLD struggles in rural regions with little to show in reforms

Opinion

William Pesek

Hong Kong's billionaires should give up power to save the city

Government must act to reduce oligarchs' control in face of protests

William Pesek

Economy

Thailand's economy expands at slowest pace in nearly five years

US-China trade war forces government to cut annual growth-rate forecast

Services

Amazon Japan builds army of freelance drivers, Uber style

Mixing and matching availability key to sustaining delivery amid labor shortage

Trade war

Apple CEO warns Trump on China tariffs and Samsung competition

President says Tim Cook made 'good case' about policy risks to tech giant

Trade war

Credit downgrades accelerate on all sides in US-China trade war

S&P's corporate rating cuts far outpace upgrades

Belt and Road

Kashmir issue puts Pakistan's Belt and Road projects on fast track

China will be pleased, but may not offer more than sympathy over disputed land

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Economy

Singapore pours $7.2bn into underground sewer superhighway

City-state aims to reduce dependence on neighboring Malaysia

International relations

Malaysia's 'Look East' revival rekindles student interest in Japan

Mahathir policy buoys 'hellish' gateway program for Japanese universities

Comment

Russia is in danger of being overrun by China's Belt and Road

A new Eurasian order is in the making, with Beijing in the driver's seat

Startups in Asia

Indonesian P2P lender hatched at Harvard rises in booming market

Modalku and regulators learn from China as loans swell past $3bn

Latest Headlines

Economy

Thailand's economy expands at slowest pace in nearly five years

US-China trade war forces government to cut annual growth-rate forecast

Economy

Japan's July exports fall 1.6% as shipments to China plunge

Manufacturer confidence turns negative for first time in over 6 years

Politics

Myanmar's Suu Kyi furious about corruption ahead of elections

Ruling NLD struggles in rural regions with little to show in reforms

Politics

Malaysian court postpones biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib

Hearing to begin next Monday as former leader looks to fend off 42 charges

Huawei crackdown

Trump does not want US to do business with Huawei

Comment comes amid reports administration may extend company's grace period

Opinion

Opinion

James Crabtree

Asian exporters must heed Singapore's recession warning signs

Southeast Asian nations will fall victim to same global troubles

James Crabtree

Opinion

Craig Etcheson

Nuon Chea's death highlights importance of Khmer Rouge Tribunal

There can be no perfect justice for Cambodian genocide, but law helps healing

Craig Etcheson

Opinion

Rupakjyoti Borah

India responds to Belt and Road Initiative with infrastructure push

New Delhi does not want China to dominate its backyard so has started spending

Rupakjyoti Borah

Opinion

Nobuko Kobayashi

Open, welcoming Japan should be legacy of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Country must focus on winning hearts and minds as well as medals

Nobuko Kobayashi

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