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Asia : 2016August18Thursday

Vijender becomes WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion - The Hindu

Deutsche Bank Looking to Grow Asia Wealth Unit With New Hires - Bloomberg

Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of July 15, 2016 - Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Nikkei drops amid jump in yen, weak trade data as Asia markets trade mixed - CNBC

Sparse Fed rate hike signal supports Asia FX; yuan up - Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog)

Foreign-flagged vessels bound for Asia begin taking on Alaska crude - Alaska Dispatch News

Dollar Set for Three-Month Low on Rate Bets; Brent Rises to $50 ... - Bloomberg

Oldest jewellery in East Asia is crafted 37000-year-old shell - New Scientist

Pokémon Go Players in Southeast Asia Have Been Warned to Avoid Land Mines - TIME

Southeast Asia stocks rise after Fed minutes - Bangkok Post

China : 2016August18Thursday

Made in China: The World's Most Expensive Market - Wall Street Journal

Why Critics Of Free Trade Are Talking China, Not NAFTA - FiveThirtyEight

Myanmar's Suu Kyi assures China of solution to stalled dam - Reuters

China got it right - Business Insider

Nokia is bringing its 360-degree Ozo camera to China's booming VR market - The Verge

China's Xi Jinping Talks Up 'One Belt, One Road' as Keynote Project Fizzles - TIME

China's Empty Oceans - Bloomberg

Here's Why China's Alipay Is Teaming Up With France's Ingenico - Fortune

China's Ping An Eyes an Overseas Splurge, Possibly in the UK - Fortune

China to restrict North Korea's Air Koryo after emergency landing - BBC News

Japan : 2016August18Thursday

Japan's Exports Sink at Its Fastest Rate Since the Financial Crisis - Fortune

Japan Hit by Double Whammy in Fed Waiting Game - Wall Street Journal

'Arrogant, insensitive, wrong': US VP Biden causes uproar with remark on Japan's constitution - RT

Is it Time for Investors to Return To Japan? - U.S. News & World Report

Philippines gets first coastguard boat from Japan to boost security - Reuters

Biden Gets Japan's Attention With Nuclear Remark - WSJ - Wall Street Journal

Japan flag Tokyo 2020 Olympic threat with Rio table tennis medal haul - The Indian Express

W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 creepiest Japanese animals 【Weird Top Five】 - RocketNews24

China in talks over ministers' meeting with Japan and S.Korea - Daily Mail

United States clobbers Japan to advance to semifinals - NBC Olympics

India: 2016August18Thursday

Amnesty International accused of sedition in India - Aljazeera.com

Rio 2016: Sakshi Malik, the female wrestler who got India's first medal - BBC News

You can now order an Uber in India even if you don't have the app - The Verge

Why flying kites in India can be deadly - BBC News

India pursue history, consolidation of No. 1 Test ranking - ESPNcricinfo.com

Digvijay Singh terms Kashmir 'India-occupied Kashmir' - Economic Times

Dear Mr Modi, India can get you 10 medals in 2020 if you spend Rs 480 crore - Economic Times

Amnesty India closes offices, postpones events after sedition accusation - Times of India

Beast of the east: Huawei to build phones in India - CNET

India mourns crocodile-wrestling 'Queen mother' of tigers - The Guardian

South Korea: 2016August18Thursday

South Korea in show of power as tensions rise with North - Financial Times

China's Zhao and South Korea's So-hui win first taekwondo medals - NBC Olympics

Day 12 Recap: China claims third straight gold; Japan silver, Germany bronze - NBC Olympics

Hawaiian Airlines flight en route to South Korea diverted due to suspicious behavior - KHON2

South Korea Questions Volkswagen Unit Chief as Emissions Probe Widens - Wall Street Journal

South Korea eyes warships with anti-missile capability - Asahi Shimbun

South Korean Dream Team Begins Its Quest for a Sweep in Women's Golf - New York Times

South Korea to build NSW trains - Sky News - Sky News Australia

(Olympics) South Korea win badminton women's doubles bronze - New Straits Times Online

South Korea Is Loading Up On Missiles - Daily Caller

Taiwan: 2016August18Thursday

China blames Taiwan for suspended communications channel - Channel NewsAsia

Taiwan urges China to open doors wider for communication - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Vice president invites Dominican Republic president to Taiwan - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan conveys concerns over Turkish diplomat's 'misconduct' - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Fraud suspects indicted in Taiwan after deportation from Malaysia - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan will not seek UN membership: foreign minister - Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan tea entrepreneurs serve up a new twist on tradition - gulfnews.com

Taiwan reports Zika in Miami visitor; Florida has 3 new local cases - CIDRAP

Nebraska trade group tightens 'bond with Taiwan' - Omaha World-Herald

Taiwan Cement sees China recovery, but plans India foray - Nikkei Asian Review