Bloomberg Taiwan registered stronger industrial production than even the most bullish economist’s forecast as companies benefited from increased US orders and burgeoning demand for 5G smartphones. Factory output rose 3% in July, compared with estimates for a 0.6% contraction, according to data released by Taiwan’s economics ministry. The ministry said output represented a record high for the month of July. ...

Bloomberg Indonesia’s government extended the suspension of mobile-data services in Papua and West Papua provinces after riots broke out in the region, the country’s cabinet secretariat said, citing the Communications and Information Ministry. The ministry cited a high volume of hoaxes, false information, racial and provocative messages being distributed in the area as the reason for the suspension. The ministry ...

Bloomberg Thai officials glimpse a silver lining in the US-China trade war as companies such as Sony Corp. move production to Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. At least 10 firms are in the process of relocating some production to Thailand from China, according to the National Economic & Social Development Council. More than a dozen others could potentially choose Thailand, it ...