Digital Asia

Grab announced that it has officially launched an accelerator programme, Grab Ventures Ignite, for early-stage startups in Vietnam as part of the ‘Grab for Good’ development roadmap. “Grab Ventures Ignite will nurture and support promising…
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Baidu Inc, China’s biggest search engine company, said first-quarter revenue could fall as much as 13per cent from a year earlier as the coronavirus epidemic puts the brakes on economic activity and advertising. It expects revenue between…
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Grab Malaysia have announced a new insurance deal called Ride Cover. According to their blog page, you only need to pay RM0.35/ride and this will cover an accident during your eligible Grab ride in Malaysia or even if your ride comes late…
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Dahmakan, Malaysia-based direct-to-consumer delivery-only food startup, just closed a US$18 million Series B funding round from new investors Rakuten Capital, White Star Capital, JAFCO Asia, and the GEC-KIP Fund. Other investors include…
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E-commerce has proved a goldmine for savvy SEA retailers, whether they are selling through their own sites, or via platforms like Lazada, Shopee or Alibaba. For the consumer, e-commerce has simply transformed shopping. As e-retail…
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Malaysia’s efforts for a commercial rollout of 5G during Q3 of 2020 appear to be firmly on track, with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission recently announcing that it is now officially a member of the 5G GSMA Asia…
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Snapask, an on-demand tutoring app, announced today that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. Earmarked for the startup’s expansion in Southeast Asia, the round was led by Asia Partners and Intervest. Launched in Hong Kong five…
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SINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup, raised more than US$850 million from Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and TIS Inc to bankroll its expansion into financial services in the region. The sum includes US$706…
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En route to 5G’s market domination, countries all around the world have been bolstering their digital strategies and telecommunication capabilities to support the deployment of the network. Asian countries, especially, have gotten their…
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Aware of the competitive value technology now drives and the pressure to keep up with rivals most executives set aside sizable budgets and resources to prepare their organization to transition into the age of Industry 4.0. In this era,…
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