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Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments after yielding few blockbuster video games

The previously unreported moves to cut back staff and spending in Japan follow years of investment in the world’s No…

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JD.com lures overseas Chinese shoppers with faster shipping in rivalry with Alibaba

JD.com is launching five-day international shipments for customers in the US, Japan and Singapore, as the Chinese e-commerce giant fights…

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Opinion | Is Chinese manufacturing set to follow the path of Japan’s decline?

Chinese overcapacity is raising concerns worldwide. It is easy to see why: China accounts for nearly one-third of the world’s…

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Singapore joins ‘highly transparent’ real estate market ranking, surpasses Hong Kong

Singapore joined the world’s best real estate market in terms of transparency for the first time, outranking Hong Kong after…

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Is China charting a new course with its ‘second golden age’ of cruise tourism?

The new regulations allow foreigners travelling in tour groups of at least two people to enter China visa-free through all…

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Chinese imports of chip gear hit record US$26 billion this year

Chinese imports of equipment to make semiconductors hit a record for the first seven months of this year as the…

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How China and Japan’s brotherhood of steel – forged by Deng Xiaoping – ultimately corroded

Symbolic of this seismic shift, the Japanese metals giant Nippon Steel – citing those dwindling sales figures – has announced…

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Uber-backed e-scooter start-up Lime enters Japan after Korea exit

Uber Technologies-backed Lime is entering Japan’s growing e-scooter ride market in a foray that pits the San Francisco-based start-up against…

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Hong Kong stocks jump after China economic data points to stabilisation

Hong Kong stocks reversed early losses and joined a broader Asian rally as investors digested Chinese property and economic data…

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Heytea snaps up Mong Kok space as mainland Chinese brands step up Hong Kong expansion

Mainland Chinese brands have been the most aggressive non-local entrants into the Hong Kong retail market so far this year,…

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