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Asia : 2016February05Friday

Netflix Faces Challenges as It Plans a Global Launch, Particularly in Asia - Variety

Asia ends mixed; Nikkei ends off 5.9% for week - CNBC

East Asia Is Invisible - Foreign Policy In Focus

Chabahar Port: A Win for South Asia - Foreign Policy (blog)

Asia's surging household debt: how risky is it? - Financial Times

Top Five Political-Security Priorities for the Asia–Pacific in 2016 - Heritage.org

Aramco Cuts Asia Oil Pricing With Iran Set to Boost Exports - Bloomberg

Testimony turns away from alibi witness to cellphone tower data in Adnan Syed hearing - Baltimore Sun

Asia's Investment Banks Face Year of Living Cautiously - Wall Street Journal

Asia stocks subdued before US jobs data, dollar wobbles - Reuters

China : 2016February05Friday

No escape? China's crackdown on dissent goes global - CNN

China group to buy Chicago Stock Exchange - CNNMoney

If you import from China, you know it's Chinese New Year -- because business grinds to a halt - Los Angeles Times

Tianjin Explosions Were Result of Mismanagement, China Finds - New York Times

Alex Teixeira: Shakhtar midfielder in 50m euro move to China - BBC Sport

Why are so many good footballers moving to China? - Telegraph.co.uk

Obama Calls Chinese President, Urging More Pressure on North Korea - Wall Street Journal

Chinese anti-corruption agency warns of 'major problems' in financial sector - CNNMoney

In 'Communist' China, Alibaba Is Training People to Shop Online - WIRED

China Foreign Reserves Head for Record Drop on Yuan - Bloomberg

Japan : 2016February05Friday

Volcano Erupts in Japan, Triggering Dramatic Lightning Strikes Against Night Sky - ABC News

Taxi drivers in Japan report 'ghost passengers' in tsunami-ravaged area - Fox News

North Koreans claim 'spy arrest' is latest clampdown by Japan - Deutsche Welle

Japan May Change Temple Map Icon to Avoid Nazi Confusion - ABC News

Amazon Japan Now Offers Low-Cost Monk Delivery - Forbes

How Sharp embodies Japan's zombie problem - MarketWatch

Japan set for rich medal haul in Rio, say analysts - Japan Today

Japan deports Ric O'Barry, star of Oscar-winning dolphin documentary - Toronto Star

How Japan sees China's island-building 'problem' - CNBC

Photos show the serene and timeless beauty of feudal Japan in 1908 - Daily Mail

India: 2016February05Friday

Dozens Killed After Bus Plunges Off Bridge - Sky News

Why India's annoyed with Coldplay and Beyoncé's new video - CNN International

India, Lanka discuss fishermen issue, two MoUs signed in health and education sector - The Indian Express

Negi, Shami in; Rahane makes it too - The Hindu

Why India matters to Silicon Valley - CNET

India's gay rights activists start all over again - USA TODAY

Howzat? The clamour to legalise sports betting in India - BBC News

Indian YouTubers are making videos about Tinder like nobody's business - Quartz

Compensation for nuclear damage: Suppliers welcome India's move to ratify - The Indian Express

The Silver Realty Market: Opportunities arise as India gets older - The Indian Express

South Korea: 2016February05Friday

North Korea sending balloons filled with cigarette butts into South Korea - Fox News

South Korea slams North Korea's rocket launch, vows to destroy any threat - Raw Story

South Korea, Japan Vow to Intercept North Korea Launch Debris - NBCNews.com

Tekken Developer: The South Korean Ratings Board Is Awful - Kotaku

Chinese shoppers in South Korea shun luxury for local brands - Reuters

1 in 3 South Korean deaths 'avoidable', Seoul says - UPI.com

South Korean woman rescues dogs - The Columbian

Israel and South Korea to Develop Next Generation Drones - The Diplomat

Quadruplets born in US as army dad in South Korea watches via Facetime - SBS

Export woes pummel South Korea production - Nikkei Asian Review

Taiwan: 2016February05Friday

Two dead after magnitude-6.4 earthquake shocks Taiwan - CNN

Madonna causes a commotion in Taiwan - BBC News

Dramatic images flood social media after Taiwan quake - Los Angeles Times

It's complicated, China says of relationship with Taiwan - Reuters

NewsAlert: 115 hospitalized after Taiwan earthquake: Officials - Times Colonist

Taiwan Families Receive Goodbye Letters Decades After Executions - New York Times

6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Taiwan - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Taiwan's Tainan City Government Says 221 People Rescued, 115 Hospitalized, and Two in Critical Condition After ... - ABC News

Don't Call My Island Just a Rock, Taiwan Says - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Credit card spending in Taiwan hits new high - Focus Taiwan News Channel