Nikkei Asia

Wednesday, 24 July, 2024

China trails in millionaire growth forecast as Russia keeps steady pace

Taiwan expected to see quickest expansion of rich set by 2028

Sunday, 21 July, 2024

Singapore loses China’s rich to Hong Kong in family office rush

Tough scrutiny, ‘backlog’ temporarily push some wealthy Chinese to rival hub

Tuesday, 28 May, 2024

News in-depthTesla Inc

Tesla pushes suppliers to produce parts outside China and Taiwan

Move comes amid rising geopolitical tensions and competition from Chinese rivals

Tuesday, 28 May, 2024

News in-depthSemiconductors

Chinese chipmakers push to limit foreign suppliers

SMIC and CXMT seek local alternatives amid US pressure

Wednesday, 22 May, 2024

Chinese business & finance

China asks carmakers to use up to 25% local chips by 2025

Policy push aims to purge foreign automotive semiconductors in coming years

Wednesday, 22 May, 2024

Venture capital investment

Temasek’s venture capital arm to launch first Japan-focused fund

Singapore’s Vertex group plans to raise $65mn to invest in software and ‘deep tech’ start-ups

Wednesday, 15 May, 2024

Vietnam

Vietnam pledges more energy supply as chip race heats up

Hanoi acknowledges pressure from rival investment destinations Malaysia and India

Wednesday, 15 May, 2024

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp

China’s SMIC warns of fiercer price war for less advanced chips

Demand in second half of year still ‘uncertain’, says top Chinese semiconductor maker

Thursday, 9 May, 2024

Electric vehicles

China’s BYD and Neta target Indonesia market with EV investments

Automakers plan local operations to break into market dominated by Japanese players

Thursday, 9 May, 2024

Alibaba

Alibaba to build Vietnam data centre to comply with local storage law

Chinese tech group currently rents server space from state-owned partners

Wednesday, 24 April, 2024

Japanese business & finance

Japan’s small EV battery suppliers feel the heat in race for scale

Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control

Wednesday, 24 April, 2024

Taiwan

Taiwan’s trade tsar seeks new deals and braces for possible Trump win

John Deng targets India ‘opportunity’ after breakthroughs with US, UK and Canada

Monday, 15 April, 2024

Microsoft to invest $2.9bn in Japan data centres amid AI boom

Move comes in response to push for ‘data sovereignty’ among governments

Wednesday, 10 April, 2024

News in-depthSouth-East Asia

Majority of south-east Asians favour China over US, survey finds

Beijing becomes Asean’s preferred choice over Washington for first time in Singapore think-tank poll

Thursday, 4 April, 2024

Singapore sets response deadline for family office applications

Regulator MAS set to disregard paperwork if no reply given in 1 month

Wednesday, 27 March, 2024

Hong Kong’s loss can be Tokyo’s gain if it plays its cards right

Japan holds advantages over Singapore in drawing interest from wealthy Chinese

Thursday, 21 March, 2024

News in-depthCambodia

Cambodia vexes Vietnam with plan to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal

Planned Phnom Penh-to-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle

Wednesday, 20 March, 2024

News in-depthNongfu Spring

Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring under fire from nationalists

Company’s shares fall amid online criticism of alleged ‘pro-Japan’ stance

Monday, 18 March, 2024

Singapore steps up scrutiny of China wealth after money laundering case

At least two family office applications with mainland ties rejected this year

Wednesday, 13 March, 2024

News in-depthSouth-East Asia

Malaysia revives ‘ambitious’ high-speed rail plan amid hurdles

China Railway Construction and Hyundai unit among companies showing interest

Tuesday, 12 March, 2024

News in-depthShimano Inc

Bicycle parts maker Shimano seeks growth with Singapore plant

Japanese group chair expects south-east Asia to become major market for sports bikes

Friday, 8 March, 2024

Japan’s once-overlooked chip sector suppliers drive Nikkei rally

Competitive advantage in chipmaking equipment and materials pays off

Thursday, 7 March, 2024

Private equity

Asian private equity firms use controversial route to exit investments Premium

‘Continuation funds’ gain popularity amid subdued market for initial public offerings

Thursday, 7 March, 2024

South-East Asia

Margins wane for banks in south-east Asia as US interest rate cuts loom

Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia anticipate rocky road in loan earnings

Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

Vietnam

Vietnam dangles semiconductor incentives to draw foreign companies

Hanoi pledges ambitious programmes as it competes with Asian rivals such as Malaysia in burgeoning chip sector