CHINA:
1 Chinese investors flocked to cryptocurrencies amid techwar
2 WeChat advances e-commerce goals with $250B in transactions
3 WeChat doubled mini program GMV in 2020
4 Alibaba Wins 432,000 yuan in Damages in Music Copyright Lawsuit against Tencent
5 Ant Group digital yuan tests
6 TikTok sister app Douyin launches payment service
7 China’s Geely ties up with Tencent on smart car tech
8 Chinese e-commerce service platform WeTrade eyes $121m in Nasdaq transfer
10 Chinese UWB Chips Startup New Radio Tech Raises RMB100 Million
11 Service Robot Startup Yunji Secures Series C Led By Qiming
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 India’s commerce platform Dunzo secures $40m funding from Google, Lightbox and others
2 India’s Cure.fit buys Onyx fitness firm to improve international offerings
3 KB Financial backs Vietnamese E-wallet Gpay
4 Singapore’s Lightnet inks cross-border financial solutions
5 Pakistan’s B2B marketplace Bazaar raises $6.5m in seed funding
CROSS-BORDER:
1 China’s $1t sovereign fund revamps overseas investment committees
2 India considers revising foreign investment rules that could hit Amazon
3 India asks WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy over ‘grave concerns’
4 Alibaba’s Tmall Global Ramps up Support for Foreign Brands Localizing in China
OVERSEAS
1 Netflix shares rise 11% on strong subscriber growth, considers share buybacks
2 Qualcomm-backed chipmaker Kneron nails Foxconn funding
3 PUBG maker Krafton mulls potential IPO this year
4 EV start-up Rivian raises $2.65 billion in new funding round led by T. Rowe Price
5 Intel chairman to launch blank-check firm for healthtech investments: sources
6 Wattpad, the storytelling platform, is selling to South Korea’s Naver for $600 million
7 PPRO nabs $180M at a $1B+ valuation to bring together the fragmented world of payments
8 K Health Raises $132M Series E, Kicks Off New Virtual Pediatric Care Platform
9 Cell-based seafood producer BlueNalu raises $60 million as it preps for market launch
10 French LeoCare raises $18.1 million for its insurance products designed to fit in a mobile app
11 Skyqraft raises $2.2M seed for its powerline issue detection system
Image Credits: South China Morning Post