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What pandemic? Indonesian multi-millionaire launches new airline
Indonesian businessman Rusdi Kirana, founder of Lion Air with a net worth of around $835 million, is...
Malaysia creates digital investment office
Malaysia prepares for the fourth industrial revolution
Malaysia is setting up a new government entity to support the...
Indonesia builds its own Silicon Valley: “Algorithm Hill” in West Java
A rendering of how Algorithm Hill would look like
Indonesia’s plan to create a Silicon Valley-like technology park...
VinFast eyes mega-IPO on Wall Street this year
Vietnam car maker VinFast, part of the country’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup, is considering an initial public...
Vietnam puts chocolate brand on the world map
Marou is made from the rare trinitario cacao bean
Chocolate made by French entrepreneurs in Vietnam is embarking...
Singapore startups bag $5.5 billion in funding in 2020 despite Covid-19
Startups in Singapore were able to raise funds totaling $5.5 billion last year even though the coronavirus...
First digital-only bank launches in the Philippines
Tonik offers virtual banking only
The first digital-only bank –or neobank – has launched in the Philippines on...
Digital banks finally coming to the Philippines
Digital banks – also known as neobanks – are preparing their market entry into the Philippines as...
In Singapore, autonomous robots are now doing the food and grocery delivery
Singapore in a first test run has deployed two autonomous robots for food, grocery and parcel deliveries...
Vietnam’s youth “optimistic” about next 15 years – study
Vietnam’s youth is confident and optimistic about the direction their country is going in terms of economic...
New SME funding platform enters Thailand
Funding Societies: Loans for more than 65,000 businesses
A new funding platform for small and medium companies...
Indonesian startups help street vendors migrate to the digital era
Indonesia, known for its buoyant startup scene, has groomed a very special form of startups, namely such...
Indonesia’s Gojek maintains swift expansion drive
Indonesia’s ride-hailing-start-up Gojek, which since its launch in 2010 has grown into a diversified e-commerce unicorn, wants...
Philippines gets first crowdfunding platform
Investree, founded in 2015 in Indonesia, plans an expansion across Southeast Asia
The Philippines is getting its first...
Vietnam ranks high in digital development
Vietnam has been ranked fifth in the world for digital evolution momentum by the 2020 Digital Intelligence...
Singapore gives green light for sale of artificial meat, a world’s first
Lab-grown chicken is the new trend in Singapore
Singapore has approved the sale of laboratory-created chicken, becoming the...
Vietnam becomes new fintech hub in Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s fintech universe has been growing rapidly in the past few years, according to the newly released...
Google, Temasek invest in Indonesia’s Tokopedia
Google and Singapore's sovereign investment fund Temasek have completed their acquisition of a stake in Indonesia's e-commerce...
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Telenor writes off Myanmar investment of over $780 million
Picture: Aung Htai Hlaing
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor at the presentation of its first-quarter financial results on May...
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Cambodia’s largest casino cuts 1,300 jobs amid pandemic
Cambodia’s largest casino, NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, is cutting 1,300 jobs as its once thriving business nearly...