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Market players are warning that the industry depends too heavily on oil and gas for revenue, a</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160602-THE-BUSINESS-of-HALAL/Business/Auto-and-tech-giants-get-on-board-with-ride-hailing-apps">Auto and tech giants get on board with ride-hailing apps</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160602-THE-BUSINESS-of-HALAL/Business/Auto-and-tech-giants-get-on-board-with-ride-hailing-apps"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160602/602didi1/4574693-1-eng-GB/602DiDi1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BANGKOK U.S. ride-hailing app giant Uber is facing fierce competition in Asia. Apple's recent move to partner with China's top ride-sharing company highlights the possibility for other Asian players to cross borders and sectors to lure big global co</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Obama-invites-Singapore-leader-for-official-visit-dinner">Obama invites Singapore leader for official visit, dinner </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Obama-invites-Singapore-leader-for-official-visit-dinner"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/file-photo/white-house/91492-1-eng-GB/White-House_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with Singapore by hosting its leader at the White House.The White House says Obama will welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for an official visit and state dinne</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Auto-and-tech-giants-get-on-board-with-ride-hailing-apps">Auto and tech giants get on board with ride-hailing apps</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Auto-and-tech-giants-get-on-board-with-ride-hailing-apps"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160602/602didi1/4574693-1-eng-GB/602DiDi1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BANGKOK -- U.S. ride-hailing app giant Uber is facing fierce competition in Asia. Apple's recent move to partner with China's top ride-sharing company highlights the possibility for other Asian players to cross borders and sectors to lure big global</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 10:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Singapore-s-GLP-to-build-big-for-lease-warehouse-in-Japan">Singapore's GLP to build big for-lease warehouse in Japan</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Singapore-s-GLP-to-build-big-for-lease-warehouse-in-Japan"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201606/0601n/0601n-glp/4591125-1-eng-GB/0601N-GLP_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Global Logistics Properties (GLP), a Singapore-based warehouse operator, will build one of Japan's largest such rental sites in Ibaraki Prefecture.The company will invest some 23 billion yen ($210 million) in the facility, which will be bui</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 02:10 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Malaysian market wrap</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Shares-almost-flat-as-markets-brace-for-US-data">Shares almost flat as markets brace for US data</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> KUALA LUMPUR (NewsRise) -- Malaysian shares ended little changed Wednesday, as a decline in crude oil prices and caution ahead of key U.S. data weighed on sentiment for the oil-exporting nation's assets.The nation's benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLC</p> <div class="date-area">June 1, 2016 08:16 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Equities/Singapore-s-BOC-Aviation-climbs-on-hopes-for-Asia-travel">Singapore's BOC Aviation climbs on hopes for Asia travel</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Equities/Singapore-s-BOC-Aviation-climbs-on-hopes-for-Asia-travel"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201606/0601t/20160601_boc/4586622-1-eng-GB/20160601_boc_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Shares in aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation Ltd rose 4 percent in their Hong Kong debut on Wednesday, as investors who missed the biggest ever IPO by an aircraft lessor jostled for a piece of the $1.1 billion deal.Investor</p> <div class="date-area">June 1, 2016 12:44 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Interview</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Washington-will-get-TPP-right-US-ASEAN-business-chief">Washington will get TPP right -- US-ASEAN business chief</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Washington-will-get-TPP-right-US-ASEAN-business-chief"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531n/0531n-obama-asean/4059749-1-eng-GB/0531N-Obama-ASEAN_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- President Barack Obama has brought the U.S. closer to the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to counter China's spreading influence, but will this survive the coming change of leadership in Washington? Keith Williams, chief e</p> <div class="date-area">June 1, 2016 03:30 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Medtronic-partners-with-SingHealth-to-fight-diabetes">Medtronic partners with SingHealth to fight diabetes</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Medtronic-partners-with-SingHealth-to-fight-diabetes"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531_medtronic_partners/4582705-1-eng-GB/20160531_MEDTRONIC_PARTNERS_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Global medical technology company Medtronic has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Health Services to develop a center to treat diabetes in Southeast Asia, as the disease becomes more prevalent in the region.The center </p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 08:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Deflation-in-Singapore-IMF-calls-for-vigilance">Deflation in Singapore? IMF calls for vigilance</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Deflation-in-Singapore-IMF-calls-for-vigilance"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531singapore/4581540-1-eng-GB/20160531Singapore_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Consumers in Singapore often let out a sigh at the sight of high price tags in supermarkets, such as 4.5 Singapore dollars ($3.25) for a bag of potato chips or S$8 for a 500-milliliter can of beer, and then just walk away.In 2015, Singa</p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Noble-CEO-Alierza-quits-unexpectedly">Noble CEO Alierza quits unexpectedly</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Noble-CEO-Alierza-quits-unexpectedly"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0530t/20160530_noble/4576028-1-eng-GB/20160530_Noble_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- In an unexpected move on Monday morning, Singapore Exchange-listed industrial and energy commodity company Noble Group, announced that chief executive Yusuf Alireza is to step down. After share prices were hit by criticism of the compan</p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 07:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commodities eye</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Iron-ore-heads-down-again-Lower-for-longer">Iron ore heads down again -- Lower for longer?</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Iron-ore-heads-down-again-Lower-for-longer"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0527t/iron-ore-mine-in-west-australia-november-2015/4567902-1-eng-GB/Iron-ore-mine-in-West-Australia-November-2015_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- The world's biggest iron ore miners believe that the recent rally in the price of the commodity will not last, because, while demand remains mostly flat, they have committed to maintaining or increasing their supply.The price of iron or</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 04:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Future of Asia</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/ASEAN-plans-fresh-wave-of-market-liberalization">ASEAN plans fresh wave of market liberalization</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/ASEAN-plans-fresh-wave-of-market-liberalization"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0530t/asean-secretary-general-le-luong-minh/4574892-1-eng-GB/ASEAN-Secretary-General-Le-Luong-Minh_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are working on further steps to ensure the free flow of goods and services within the region and with the rest of the world, following the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community a</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 03:33 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Future of Asia</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Regionwide-free-trade-pact-key-for-development-Laos-commerce-minister">Regionwide free trade pact key for development -- Laos commerce minister </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Regionwide-free-trade-pact-key-for-development-Laos-commerce-minister"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0530t/lao-minister-of-industry-and-commerce-khemmani-pholsena/4575038-1-eng-GB/Lao-Minister-of-Industry-and-Commerce-Khemmani-Pholsena_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- A regionwide free trade deal would benefit Asia by expanding market access, promoting specialization and expanding economies of scale, Laos' commerce minister told a conference here on Monday."China, Japan, and [South] Korea, as large econo</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 03:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Future of Asia</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Goh-Chok-Tong-South-China-Sea-disputes-cannot-be-settled-by-might">Goh Chok Tong -- South China Sea disputes cannot be settled by might</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Goh-Chok-Tong-South-China-Sea-disputes-cannot-be-settled-by-might"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0530t/singapore-s-former-prime-minister-goh-chok-tong/4573482-8-eng-GB/Singapore-s-former-Prime-Minister-Goh-Chok-Tong_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- The rise of China is tilting the balance of power in Asia, and nowhere is that clearer than the South China Sea -- a "proxy" for strategic adjustments between the U.S. and China -- Goh Chok Tong, Singapore's Emeritus Senior Minister, said o</p> <div class="date-area">May 30, 2016 10:38 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Singapore-s-banks-search-for-new-frontiers">Singapore's banks search for new frontiers</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Singapore-s-banks-search-for-new-frontiers"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0527t/20160527-sigapore-atm/4567493-1-eng-GB/20160527-sigapore-atm_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Sim Lim's office on the 46th floor of a tower in Singapore's financial district overlooks reclaimed land that was underwater just a decade ago. Lim, now Singapore country head at Singapore's DBS bank after stints in Tokyo and Hong Kong,</p> <div class="date-area">May 28, 2016 01:28 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Wilmar-surges-on-joint-food-venture-in-India">Wilmar surges on joint food venture in India</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE -- Palm oil producer Wilmar International shares gained here Thursday as investors reacted favorably to a planned joint venture with an Indian food manufacturer.The stock rose 0.61% to close at 3.29 Singapore dollars ($2.40) after touching</p> <div class="date-area">May 27, 2016 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Experiences-not-brands-seen-drawing-Asians-to-Japan">Experiences, not brands, seen drawing Asians to Japan</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE -- Winston Koh, a 22-year-old law student at the National University of Singapore, says he is fond of the Japanese expression ichigo ichie -- literally, "one time, one meeting" -- which refers to the idea of cherishing each encounter with </p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 03:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Oil-prices-top-50-Asian-shares-struggle-on-China-worries">Oil prices top $50, Asian shares struggle on China worries</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO (Reuters) -- Brent crude oil rose above $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly seven months on Thursday but Asian shares struggled to gain traction, with worries about U.S. interest rates and China's slowing economy keeping many investors o</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 01:26 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Business/PanAsian-LCC-alliance-challenges-AirAsia-to-weather-competition">Companies in focus: Pan-Asian budget carrier alliance may portend an industry shake-up </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160602041326/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/Business/PanAsian-LCC-alliance-challenges-AirAsia-to-weather-competition"><img src="/web/20160602041326im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0520t/20160520_value_alliance/4529107-3-eng-GB/20160520_value_alliance_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE Never before have Southeast Asia's cities been so well-connected. Credit the expanding aviation industry, which seems to keep giving the region one new budget airline after another.But the skies have grown crowded and profits are being pin</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="result-sub"> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Sort by</h2> <ul> <li class="current">Newest</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return sort_by('relevance')">Relevance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Filter by</h2> <h3>Date</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('7days')">Last 7 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('30days')">Last 30 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('1year')">Last 1 year</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="category-box js_see-more"> <h3>Genre</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return 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