Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Smartphones and liquid crystal display TVs of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. are on display at the entrance to Japan's Best Denki electronics retail shop at a large shopping center in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 16, 2014.

Yamada Denki to make Best Denki subsidiary

Yamada Denki to make Best Denki subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Denki Co. Chairman Noboru Yamada (R) and Best Denki Co. President Koji Ono shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2012. Yamada Denki, Japan's top home electronics retailer, will take a controlling stake in Best Denki by the end of 2012 as it seeks to strengthen its competitive edge amid a plunge in television sales.

Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows the parent store of home electronics retailer Best Denki Co. in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan on July 12, 2012. Yamada Denki Co. will buy out its competitor Best Denki in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said the same day.

Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

Yamada Denki to buy out Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2009 shows LABI1, a huge store of home electronics retailer Yamada Denki Co., in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. Yamada Denki will buy out its competitor Best Denki Co. in a bid to secure its foothold as the top home electronics retailer in Japan by creating a group with sales of over 2 trillion yen, industry sources said July 12, 2012.

Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co.

Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

Bic Camera enters capital tie-up with Best Denki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miyajima (L), president of home electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20 about a capital and business tie-up with another home electrical appliance retailer, Best Denki Co. (Kyodo)

South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

South Korean consumer goods gaining ground in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Smartphones and liquid crystal display TVs of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. are on display at the entrance to Japan's Best Denki electronics retail shop at a large shopping center in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 16, 2014. (Kyodo)