Nikkei Asian Review – Where The Unicorns Are Born

Politics & Economy

• China has yet to stop its runaway property bubble
• India sounds off about Beijing’s economic policies
• China sees the wrong kind of growth
• Xiao Minjie: China’s Xi Jinping unveils plans for Xiongan New Area
• Behind the bluster, North Korea and the US angle for peace
• Two front-runners emerge in South Korea’s election
• The US and Japan kick off economic talks on different pages
• Turks vote to strengthen Erdogan’s grip on power
• Southeast Asia shrugs off the 1997 financial crisis
• A new Myanmar oil pipeline helps China dodge US influence

Business

• Company in focus: AIA’s chief passes the torch — and some big challenges
• Toshiba keeps fighting, but its future looks grim
• India’s Flipkart karts in $1.4bn from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft
• Beijing hits South Korea in the pocketbook over THAAD
• Lenovo tries to future-proof itself with $1.2bn for AI, other tech

Tech & Science

• Neuroscience reveals the secret to Neymar’s skills
• Tiny self-driving vehicles will reshape our idea of mobility

Viewpoints

• Richard Heydarian: Courting China puts Duterte at odds with his generals
• Samuel Biggins: The skeptics are wrong about Chinese investment in Australia
• Sujeev Shakya: South Asia must embrace frontier opportunities
• Editorial: Resolving North Korea needs dialogue – and pressure

Life & Arts

• A Bangkok enclave celebrates its Portuguese past
• Cricket gives asylum seekers in Australia a sense of belonging

Tea Leaves

• The politics of elephants in the room