East Asia
🇨🇳 Mainland China
- Following the recent border clash, the Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat →
- Learning app Zuoyebang raises $750 million →
- China’s GPS competitor is now fully launched – according to Chinese state media nearly 70% of all Chinese handsets are capable of processing signals from the satellites →
- One of China’s most valuable artificial intelligence chipmakers eyes $400 million IPO →
- Following its accounting scandal, Luckin Coffee admits Nasdaq wants to delist the company and it will not contest the decision →
- Didi’s robototaxi service kicks off in Shanghai – passengers can request free rides in self-driving vehicles →
- Telegram pledges to make anti-censorship tools for China and Iran →
🇯🇵 Japan
- Supercomputer Fugaku reclaims the top spot on the TOP500 →
- Litigation for civil trials move online →
- Research shows telecommuting has led to many in Japan working longer hours than usual →
Southeast Asia
🇮🇩 Indonesia
- BRI Ventures’ new tech fund to help Indonesian startups thrive amid COVID-19 →
- Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek announces it is laying off 430 employees, around 9% of its total workforce →
🇸🇬 Singapore
- Alternative protein startup Shiok Meats raises $3 million to set up its first manufacturing plant in Singapore →
🇲🇲 Myanmar
- The world’s longest internet blackout in Rakhine State enters its second year →
South Asia
🇮🇳 India
- Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $27.5 million round in fintech startup Aye Finance →
- Fintech startup Slice raises $6 million in pre-series B round →
- India’s antitrust watchdog approves Facebook’s $5.7 billion deal with Jio Platforms →
- Google to offer loans to merchants in India →
- Amazon launches “Smart Stores” in India to work with mom and pop shops →
- Indian central bank tightens regulations for digital lending startups →
- H-1B visa suspension in the USA to particularly affect Indians →
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Tech firm developing an app to deal with swallowing disability to receive a grant from Microsoft →
