Startups

Innovative educational technology companies (edtechs) in Vietnam are increasingly on the radar of international private equity firms as education gets more digitised not only...

The global economic slowdown in recent months has not left Southeast Asia’s startups unaffected, with hundreds of workers fired from some of the largest...

Singapore-based biotechnology startup Mirxes, which focuses on preventive healthcare solutions for cancer and infectious diseases, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in the...

Philippines-based Prime Infrastructure Holdings, a company controlled by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. has unveiled plans to construct the world’s largest solar power facility...

Green Link Digital Bank, or GLDB, the first digital bank to operate in Singapore, opened its virtual doors for business on June 3, the...

Vietnam, a country which has developed a remarkable startup scene in a number of industries in recent years, is seemingly also becoming an innovative...

Malaysian online car sales platform Carsome is reportedly seeking to go public through a dual listing on the Nasdaq in the US and the...

The educational technology (edtech) or e-learning market in Vietnam is expected to reach revenue of around $3 billion by 2023 on the back of...

Thailand’s largest lender by market value and fourth-largest by assets, Siam Commercial Bank, will become the first bank globally to open a virtual branch...

An authentic “Made in Laos” perfume brand is breaking its way through the competitive perfume market dominated by mostly foreign brand-name products and is...

Malaysia’s budget airline group AirAsia, which is transforming into a transport and e-commerce conglomerate through its new holding firm Capital A, plans to expand...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved a law allowing foreign investment in more business sectors, Reuters cited his office as saying on March 4. The...

Beam, a shared micromobility operator founded and headquartered in Singapore, said in an announcement on February 25 that it will accelerate its expansion across...

Malaysia’s low-cost airline group AirAsia announced on February 16 that it plans to offer budget ride-sharing for vertical take-off and landing helicopters on selected...

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s fourth-largest bank by assets, on February 15 announced that it is investing $100 million in Indonesian fintech startup Akulaku,...

Total gross merchandise value for food delivery in Southeast Asia hit a total value of $15.5 billion last year, a 30-per cent increase from...

Malaysia's AirAsia Group announced on January 28 that it had changed its corporate name to “Capital A” at the beginning of the year to...

The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. has issued licenses to two companies to trade in cryptocurrencies, Xinhua reported. The first authorised platform is Lao Digital...