Cover Story
Trade war traps Taiwan between two superpowers
G-20 'truce' seen as temporary as U.S. hard-liners lead talks
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Dec. 6, 2018
Caught in the middle
Trade war traps Taiwan between two superpowers
Cover Story
US hits back at China over IP theft in chip case
Taiwanese companies pressured to choose sides in trade secrets spat
Startups in Asia
Galactic garbage collector aims to clean up in space
Astroscale sets sights on growing cloud of orbital junk
Nissan's Ghosn crisis
Ghosn's case highlights Japan's sensitivities on executive pay
Japanese managers earn 10% as much as American peers
Nissan's Ghosn crisis
Macron seeks 'stability' for Renault-Nissan alliance
Japan wants carmakers to chart own path, but French are keen to preserve status quo
Companies
GrabPay sets sights on Cambodia and Myanmar
Singapore-based app provider intends to grow along with ASEAN economies
Sharing Economy
Go-Jek adds new markets to 2019 Southeast Asia expansion plan
IPO in 'next 3 to 5 years,' says president of Indonesian ride-hailing company
Business Trends
Samsung and rival chipmakers brace for stall in supercycle
Memory market now forecast to drop 0.3% from previous outlook of 3.7% growth
Companies
Samsung faces $5.8bn loss in sales after tech leak
OLED-producing expertise passed on to Chinese rivals
Companies
Wanda faces uphill battle as 'China's Disney' dream collapses
Property giant poised to focus on cinemas and commercial facilities
Business Trends
Trade war hits Southeast Asian profits for first drop in 9 quarters
Sliding currencies and rising oil prices hammer July-September results
Nikkei Markets
Hong Leong Financial Group’s net profit rises 11.1%
Company expects to maintain performance after non-interest income drive earnings
Nikkei Markets
Raffles Medical's future hinges on China hospitals
Singapore prospects limited by rising competition from neighboring countries
Companies
SK Innovation invests $2.5bn to realize EV battery ambition
South Korean refiner seeks to hedge oil risk with electric vehicle play
Asia Insight
Malaysia media spreads its wings as Mahathir promises free speech
As critical coverage builds, will former 'enemy' of journalists set a positive example?
Trade War
Trump and Xi declare a temporary truce to cool trade war tensions
US keeps tariffs at current rates for 90 days to cement new deals with China
Economy
African swine fever closes in on Southeast Asia
Thailand, Vietnam and neighboring countries scramble to prevent contagion
Politics
Rupiah thrust to center stage of Indonesian presidential race
Opposition attacks Widodo's latest attempts to defend currency and economy
Economy
Asia wages grow nearly 10 times faster than in world's richest nations
While still lagging, worker pay in region catching up to advanced G-20 countries
International Relations
Vietnam and Russia expand joint South China Sea gas projects
Moves to ease dependence on Beijing threatens to sharpen regional conflict
Politics
A generation of young Koreans losing faith in President Moon
High youth unemployment turning millennials against South Korean leader
Opinion
Southeast Asia must guard against digital domination risks
Global technology giants threaten region's local entrepreneurs
Opinion
The sun is not yet setting on Hong Kong
City should reinforce its value to both Beijing and the world
Opinion
Nissan, Olympus and fixing Japan Inc. governance
Abe must speed reforms to end boardroom complacency and enforce controls over bosses
Editorial
No cause for optimism on US-China trade talks
Both sides have merely delayed a solution to their problems
Life
Nepal -- the latest specialty coffee grower
Himalayan climate is ideal for coffee growing but farmers face numerous hurdles
Life
Chinese tourists flock to Cambridge to honor poet
Visitors drawn to festival and memorial for Xu Zhimo's renowned verse
Tea Leaves
Boracay's cautionary tale for region's scenic cashcows
Future murky for tarnished tourism poster child
