Nikkei Asian Review: CAMBODIA’S CRUMBLING FUTURE

Nikkei Asian Review: CAMBODIA’S CRUMBLING FUTURE

Politics & Economy

• Park’s impeachment leaves South Korea adrift
• With North Korea, Trump is showing capacity for careful deliberation
• Duterte’s six-year plan to spread the wealth
• State election wins give Modi a reform mandate
• China’s Greek investment is making waves in the Aegean
• Tensions rise in New Caledonia as it mulls a break with France
• Japan factors foreigner safety into its disaster prep

Business

• Multinationals in Asia: Heineken’s future depends on Southeast Asia
• Chinese banks have yet to hit bottom
• German toymakers shift production from China
• EU business lobby blasts Beijing’s protectionist ways
• Asia braces for an energy M&A bonanza
• Japan’s delivery services are reaching their limits

Tech & Science

• A drugmaking duo takes the fight to a neglected disease
• Remote ‘off’ switch to help Southeast Asians get car loans
• Toyota shows off its new self-driving test vehicle
• Japan’s engineering giants aim to make clean energy cheap

Viewpoints

• George Magnus: Have the US and China averted a trade war? Hardly
• Ritesh Kumar Singh: US uncertainty is a wake-up call for Indian IT companies
• Boccaletti and Bedford: Conservation funds can save Asia’s water on the cheap
• Editorial: South Korean voters face sobering global realities

Life & Arts

• Shigu is a rock climber’s paradise in northwestern China
• Buddhist monk offers business advice to rejuvenate Japan’s temples
• Tea Leaves
• When politics get ugly, the beautiful game can help