Nikkei Asian Review

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	Best from the weekend December 9, 2019

	Japanese startup weaves  gold from unsold apparel TOKYO -- Each year in Japan,  more than 1.5 billion items of  clothing are left to languish in stockrooms, destined for  destruction. But some  entrepreneurs are finding   ways to sell this  brand-name apparel.  The key is to remove the brand.
	Lexus to launch EV in China taking on VW and Tesla Toyota capitalizes on brand's popularity to kick-start sales in 2020 Read more Southeast Asia leaps ahead in high-tech financial services E-money offers the latest example of technological 'leapfrogging' in Asia Read more China's annual comprehensive growth was 2%  in boom era: new UN index Environmental degradation and resource depletion weigh on growth in indicator Read more Flooded Japan bullet train yard to be raised 10 meters Nagano facility had been flagged for risk of once-a-millennium deluge Read more Russian gas pipeline to China links Putin with  tough customer Moscow's energy diplomacy faces headwinds as buyer nations push back Read more Japan's first Ritz-Carlton Reserve to land in Niseko Malaysia's YTL Hotels also opens serviced apartment complex in Hokkaido Read more