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Wednesday 29 December 2021
Fintech and EV-IoT startup GEKO joins the EV craze by acquiring SWAG EV
Singapore-based fintech and EV-IOT startup GEKO Life has announced it has acquired Singapore's first premium EV motorcycle brand, SWAG EV.
Tuesday 28 December 2021
SPAC-merging SEA tech unicorns future remains in limbo
Southeast Asia's (SEA) first decacorn Grab slide more than 20% in its Nasdaq debut on December 2 following the company's record US$40 billion merger with a SPAC, Altimeter Growth...
Monday 27 December 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Tech giants eager to keep handset production lines running during holiday
Tech giants such as Apple and Samsung have been keen to keep their handset production lines om Vietnam running during the Christma period, offering incentives such as higher wages...
Monday 20 December 2021
Singaporean unicorn Ninja Van expands business in Vietnam
Singapore-based logistics unicorn Ninja Van is expanding its business in Vietnam, eyeing Vietnam's vibrant online shopping scene, according to Vietnam Express.
Monday 13 December 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Metaverse opportunities rise
Southeast Asia is seeing a rise in business opportunities related to metaverse, while Singapore is in fourth place globally in terms readiness for autonomus driving services.
Wednesday 8 December 2021
SE Asia startups to reach US$1 trillion in valuation by 2025
Startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) are seeing more opportunities to grow in the post-pandemic era. The number of deals in SEA's tech startup scene in the first half of this year hit...
Monday 6 December 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Grab goes public in US
Thailand's Bitkub Online is exploring neighboring markets while Singapore's Grab went public in the US stock market as the biggest SPAC deal ever.
Friday 3 December 2021
Japan investments in Vietnam surge 90% in first ten months of 2021
In the first ten months of 2021, Japanese firms invested a total of US$3.4 billion in Vietnam, 90% higher than the amount of the same period of the previous year, according to Vietnamnet...
Thursday 2 December 2021
Cloud service providers CloudMile, eCloudvalley expand Southeast Asian operations
Datacenters are opening at a rapid pace in ASEAN countries. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building new data centers in Jakarta, Indonesia; Microsoft has plans to set up Azure datacenters...
Monday 29 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Honda Thailand to make EVs locally
Honda Thailand is considering building EV manufacturing facilities in Thailand as EV demand grows in the country, while Malaysia's 5G handset shipments are projected by IDC to grow...
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Cloud kitchen popularity growing fast
Cloud kitchens have seen popularity grow fast in the Asia-Pacific amid the pandemic. Since 2020, the Asia Pacific region has gained the highest market share in the cloud kitchen sector,...
Friday 19 November 2021
ASEAN FinTech firms raise record US$3.5 billion from January to September
FinTech firms in ASEAN have raised a record total of US$3.5 billion from January to September this year, growing more than 300% when compared to the whole year of 2020, according...
Thursday 11 November 2021
Singapore manufacturing to continue growing into 2022
Singapore's manufacturing sector is outperforming other ASEAN members, according to Nomura Global Markets Research.
Monday 8 November 2021
Southeast Asia roundup: Gojek and Gogoro to test battery-swapping e-scooters
Gojek and Gogoro are testing out battery-swapping e-scooters soon in Jakarta, Indonesia, while Germany-based IC vendor Infineon is encouraging more innovations on mobility and sustainability...
Saturday 6 November 2021
Industry leaders discuss resilient supply chains for the future on NATEA US-Taiwan High-Tech Forum
A resilient semiconductor supply chain is pivotal to the global economy, and the world has learned it the hard way over the past two years. Industry leaders who spoke on the US-Taiwan...