Companies

3 November 2025
Malaysian energy company Petronas and its Italian partner Eni have agreed to form a joint venture to manage 19 assets, mostly in Indonesia.
The headquarters of New World Development in Hong Kong. The company is aiming to ease short-term debt pressure with a swap offer.
Property

Hong Kong's embattled New World to issue up to $1.9bn in securities

Property developer launches debt exchange offer in bid to improve liquidity

3 November 2025
An artist rendering of a Sky Perfect JSAT flexible satellite.
Telecommunication

Sky Perfect JSAT to launch new satellites, helping to improve onboard Wi-Fi

Adaptable network suited to help Japanese disaster response and defense applications

3 November 2025
A WeRide Mini Robobus is displayed during the 29th Guangzhou Fair in Guangzhou on Oct. 27, 2021. The company will debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week.
Your Week in Asia

Chinese robotaxi IPOs, Toyota earnings, Indonesia's GDP

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

2 November 2025
Sharp President and CEO Masahiro Okitsu says the company is looking to technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)
Companies

Japan's Sharp eyes AI, EV and robotics for growth

CEO aims to deepen AI server collaboration with parent company, Foxconn

2 November 2025
Japan is making a push to enter telecommunications equipment market in Southeast Asia. (Source photos obtained by Nikkei)
Telecommunication

Docomo, NEC to ink $200m telecom infrastructure deal with Indonesia firm

Tokyo eyes financial assistance to encourage overseas expansion

2 November 2025
Tokyo Ohka plans to build a photoresist plant and a high-purity chemicals factory at a site near Seoul. (Tokyo Ohka Kogyo) 
Semiconductors

Japan materials suppliers gear up to tap demand for 2-nm chips

Tokyo Ohka to build new South Korea plant; Adeka plans equipment upgrade

1 November 2025
Tokio Marine & Nichido is partnering with Fourth Valley Concierge to prepare foreign workers for life in Japan and provide post-placement support. (Photo by Kazuma Shirokawa)
Companies

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine to support hiring of foreign talent

Company partners with recruiter to place 600 workers through 2028

1 November 2025
Advantest is among the many companies that have upgraded their forecasts for this fiscal year due to demand for products related to AI. (Advantest)
Companies

Nearly 40% of top Japanese companies raise profit estimates amid AI boom

Data centers drive orders for power supply and chip components

1 November 2025
An employee holds a box of wafers at Nexperia's main front-end semiconductor plant in Hamburg, Germany.
Supply Chain

Chipmaker Nexperia halts wafer supplies to its China plant

Move by Dutch-controlled company fans fears of global automotive semiconductor shortage

1 November 2025
"Mua Do" ("Red Rain"), a war movie made by Vietnam's military, is the country's all-time box-office leader. The Vingroup conglomerate now aims to produce its own hits. (Photo by Nguyen Van Anh)
Media & Entertainment

Vietnam's Vingroup enters film industry, adding to EV, steel, railway units

From its real estate beginnings, conglomerate now owns dozens of disparate businesses

31 October 2025
Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao presents a Vietjet aircraft model to U.K. Trade Envoy Matt Western after signing a contract for the purchase of 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London. (Vietjet)
Transportation

Vietjet orders 100 Airbus planes, 92 Rolls-Royce engines

Vietnamese LCC aims to expand international flights alongside 200-aircraft Boeing deal

31 October 2025
A COSCO container ship is docked at a port in Chile: The Chinese shipping company has had a rocky year amid U.S.-China friction over trade and maritime clout.
Transportation

COSCO reports drop in transpacific revenue as US-China storm eases

Trump-Xi truce promises relief after Chinese shipper's Q3 revenue falls 20%

31 October 2025
People lined up for the launch of the new iPhone 17 series in an Apple store in Shanghai on Friday, September 19. (Apple) 
Supply Chain

Apple China sales dip despite overall iPhone 17 boost

US tech giant expects next quarter to be 'best ever' as Chinese market improves

31 October 2025
Japanese company ElevationSpace is developing a re-entry satellite. (ElevationSpace)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Axiom and Japan startup team to deliver cargo from space to Earth

ElevationSpace offers efficient transport through cheaper return satellites

31 October 2025
Daiwa House Industry is expanding in the fast-growing data center business as demand for single-family housing cools. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
Business deals

Japan's Daiwa House to buy engineering firm for $1.9bn in data center push

Acquisition of Sumitomo Densetsu gives developer 'the best technology'

31 October 2025
The Mount Weld mine in Western Australia is expected to supply roughly 30% of Japan's dysprosium and terbium demand. (Lynas Rare Earths)
Supply Chain

Japan's Sojitz launches Australian rare-earth imports to reduce China risk

Operation marks Japan's first rare earth imports from non-China source

31 October 2025
INS Vikrant, India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, was made by Cochin Shipyard.
Transportation

India shipbuilders bet global ambitions on shift away from China

State-owned Cochin Shipyard receives more overseas orders amid New Delhi's push

31 October 2025
The R211 built by Kawasaki Heavy is one of the main models it supplies to NYC Transit for use in the city's subway system. (New York City Transit)
Transportation

Kawasaki Heavy to win $1.5bn contract for New York City subway cars

Local subsidiary to build 378 railcars in the US for delivery through 2030

31 October 2025
Daiichi Sankyo is concentrating drug development in its home country of Japan. (Daiichi Sankyo)
Pharmaceuticals

Daiichi Sankyo to spend $600m to keep drug discovery in Japan

R&D center for next-generation treatments aligns with PM Takaichi's economic security push

31 October 2025
Hello Kitty leads Sanrio's wide roster of characters and merchandise. (Photo by Manami Yamada)
Media & Entertainment

Hello Kitty Hollywood movie debut set for 2028

Warner Bros. Pictures to distribute character's first feature film

30 October 2025
BYD, China's biggest automaker, has reduced its sales target for 2025.
30 October 2025
Visitors to Tokyo Disney Resort reached an all-time high of 12.24 million in the first half of the fiscal year ending in March 2026. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Media & Entertainment

Tokyo Disney recorded second-highest overseas guests in the first half

Increased foreign visitors to Japan support trend, with record of over 30 million arrivals

30 October 2025
Nissan says it anticipates a challenging competitive environment in the October-March second half of its fiscal year. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
Automobiles

Nissan projects $1.8bn operating loss for fiscal 2025

Japanese automaker cites US tariffs, currency volatility as factors

30 October 2025
Hyatt Hotels aims to attract both local customers and overseas tourists to its locations in Japan, says President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian. (Photo by Yukinori Okamura)
Travel & Leisure

Hyatt to more than double hotels across Japan over next decade

Influx of international tourists opens opportunity, says CEO Hoplamazian

30 October 2025
People visit a Starbucks booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing in July.
Companies

Starbucks lays out conditions for partial China sale

Business continues to rebound but market remains 'competitive'

30 October 2025
Orders for sushi conveyor belts are growing in China and Southeast Asia, Japan's top supplier says.
Companies

Sushi is booming in China and Southeast Asia. This company makes it go around

Japanese conveyor belt maker to expand factory as it struggles to meet overseas demand

30 October 2025
Deals between Japanese companies led M&A growth in April-September. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
Business trends

Japan M&A deals hit record as companies consolidate at home

Construction, insurance acquisitions among biggest moves in April-September

30 October 2025
Tokyo Gas will invest more in the U.S. as the construction of liquefied natural gas facilities picks up.  (Photo by Kosuke Imai)
Energy

Tokyo Gas drops renewables targets, moves to invest in US shale gas

Japanese utility looks to American project for stable LNG procurement

30 October 2025
Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods is set to launch a joint venture with Japan's NH Foods in November.
Food & Beverage

CP Group, NH Foods to feed Thai appetite for Japanese food

Venture between ham company and Thai conglomerate targets SE Asia's rising middle class

30 October 2025