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How Beijing is winning control of the South China Sea
Erratic US policy and fraying alliances give China a free hand
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June 14, 2018
Power projection
How Beijing is winning control of the South China Sea
Cover Story
Shifting US policy leaves Asian allies at sea
Trump's 'America first' attitude plays into China's hands
Company in focus
Singapore defense giant brings 'smart' tech to city streets
ST Engineering's advanced bus stop signals shift as core units face challenges
Business Deals
Walmart-Flipkart deal in question as Indian trade bodies protest
Groups warn it could harm small businesses, aggravate unemployment
Companies
Post-Chang TSMC needs to pursue new tech and mainland market
New leadership at world's leading contract chipmaker inherits challenges
Companies
Revived Sharp now ready to help sluggish parent Foxconn
After stock buyback, electronics maker to go on offensive with 8K TVs and AI
Markets
Struggling Myanmar stock market gears up for more listings
Yangon exchange counts on new law to lure foreign investors and more liquidity
Companies
Apple warns suppliers of 20% drop in new iPhone parts orders
Sources say US company prepares two OLED models earlier to avoid repeat of last year's delays
Sharing Economy
Airbnb's Japan purge threatens to trigger 30,000 cancellations
US company sets aside $10m to soothe panicked travelers
Asia300
StarHub risks losing Discovery Channel and viewers in payment row
Singapore pay TV battle intensifies as video streaming surges
Companies
Chipmaker MediaTek works to double shipments for AI speakers
Taiwanese company aims to design chips for Amazon and Alibaba
Nikkei Markets
DRB-Hicom cuts 4Q losses, swings to full-year net profit
Tips cautious growth this fiscal year led by aerospace, services divisions
Asia Insight
Indonesia sneaks up on Singapore with flurry of port projects
Widodo envisions a new global shipping hub on China's Belt and Road
Trump-Kim Summit
Trump and Kim leave the denuclearization details for later
US to stop ‘war games’ with South Korea but keep sanctions on North
The Future of Asia 2018
Malaysia weighs new national carmaker with global reach
Mahathir also says reopening North Korean embassy is a possibility
Asia300
Southeast Asia confronts big business over short-term hiring
Philippines issues list of top employers including Jollibee and PLDT
Economy
Abe vows to bring in more foreign workers
Japan to issue new work permit to attract 500,000 people by 2025
Trade tensions
US and China enter digital arms race after ZTE spat
Washington eyes Huawei next while Beijing rushes to be self-sufficient
Nikkei PMI
Malaysia's manufacturing sector falls further behind neighbors'
PMI figure slides amid weak domestic demand
Datawatch
Japan's attitude to sexual harassment toughens
Data highlight country's intolerance of misconduct despite low traction of #MeToo
Opinion
Manila elite split over Duterte's China policy
Defense and security officials resist swing away from the US
Opinion
Buyer beware -- MSCI is not a quality guarantee
Bending of index rules in hope of Chinese reforms is bound to lead to disappointment
Opinion
Modi's plan to placate Indian farmers will not work
Country needs serious agricultural reform, not bigger subsidies
Editorial
Trump and Kim offer just a glimpse into promised 'new history'
US must tread carefully to avoid giving up too much for too little
Life
A girl and her eagle help bridge Mongolian ethnic divisions
Documentary on huntress sparks interest in once-spurned minority
Arts
Punk and metal bands riff on conservative Islam
In Indonesia and Malaysia, subcultures lyricize hardline religious views
Tea Leaves
For Thais, smiling is no laughing matter
Social pressures have made the appearance of happiness a patriotic duty
