Cover Story
Duterte struggles to sell his China pivot at home
Little has come of Beijing's $45bn of promised investment. But the Philippine president is doubling down
Oct. 10, 2019
Out of step
Duterte struggles to sell his China strategy at home
Cover Story
Tensions flare around Manila's lucrative online casinos
Duterte holds out on a crackdown, but relations with Beijing -- and locals -- grow strained
Company in focus
Sell it to save it? Mahathir weighs Malaysia Airlines' fate
National pride collides with financial reality as JAL waits in wings
Technology
Apple increases production of iPhone 11: sources
Extra 8m units follow unexpected higher demand after iPhone sales collapse last year
Technology
SoftBank Vision Fund chief rejects criticism over valuations
'Does it matter?' CEO Rajeev Misra asks, 'we're looking for three times return'
5G networks
Mixed signals: as Indonesia's 5G race heats up, government says 'no rush'
Global vendors see opportunities in digital push despite officials warning of delay
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
Interview
Tokyo Olympics to put Airbnb 'on the map' in Japan: CEO
Planned listing for shareholder liquidity, not fundraising, says Brian Chesky
Automobile
Maruti and Tata post lower sales in September as weak India demand persists
Automakers are hopeful festive demand will revive sales growth
Companies
Samsung to shut down last smartphone plant in China
South Korean tech behemoth squeezed by mainland rivals
Companies
Hyflux wins sixth delay on debt repayment
Troubled water company given until December to secure rescue deal
Asia Insight
Climate change drives Asia's 'life and death' race for food security
From Japan to ASEAN bloc, agritech offers hope for hungry region
International relations
Russia renews interest in Mongolia to counter Chinese influence
Rebuilding ties with former close ally crucial to Moscow's pivot to the east
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korean bestseller attacking anti-Japan 'tribalism' stirs debate
Opposition says Moon's harsh criticism of Tokyo has effect of isolating nation
Economy
India's eye-watering onion prices put extra pressure on Modi
Government bans exports and warns 'unscrupulous' merchants against hoarding
Communist China at 70
China's military parade heralds 'war plan' for US and Taiwan
Beijing's new arsenal designed to deter American forces while invading Taipei
Opinion
US must realize size is not everything when it comes to GDP
China's economic growth benefits Americans too
Opinion
New alliances not a silver bullet for energy security in China and India
Overreliance on any partnership could be problematic
Opinion
Helping Japan's 'lost generation' is chance to change whole country
We need to acknowledge role of luck in shaping lives and be more inclusive
Nikkei Editorial
Harmony, not hegemony, is right path forward for China
70th anniversary offers chance to begin moving away from Xi's hawkish stance
Life
Tibetans look to tourism to end isolation
Globalization is shaping a new future for Tibetan Autonomous Region
Life
Southeast Asia's independent movie theaters show face of bygone era
'Cinema detective' documents scores of closures -- and a few survivors
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
