CHINA:
1 China finalizes new anti-monopoly rules for tech companies
2 China plans to hand out $1.5 million in a digital currency test during the Lunar New Year
4 Beijing court accepts ByteDance’s US$14 million lawsuit against Tencent, starts proceedings
5 Huawei Could Hand Out 40 Billion Yuan in Cash Dividends to Staff: Report
6 TikTok Plans to Enter E-Commerce Business in 2021 with Livestream Shopping
7 Electric car Byton Seeks SPAC Listing
8 TechNode Global raises $1 million from Kairous Capital, Nutty Capital, and SPH Ventures
9 Chinese OMO edtech firm Fenbi nets $390m in initial round led by IDG, Trustbridge
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Indonesian P2P lenders see hike in loan demand from VC-backed startups
2 Northstar ties up with Google Indonesia to help portfolio firms
3 Grab ties up with a cloud kitchen startup Yummy corp to help F&B businesses in Indonesia
4 Singapore mobility startup Swat bags funding from Global Brain-backed fund
6 Real-estate portal 99.co sees 62% surge in 2020 revenue amid Covid-19 setbacks
7 VerSe Innovation, the Indian creator of Dailyhunt, Josh, raises $100m Series H
9 Bangladesh-based Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare, raises $2.2 million seed round
10 IPO-bound Indian online grocer Grofers net loss widens in FY20
11 Vietnam-based proptech Rever said to seek up to $10m funding
12 Thailand’s SCB 10X launches $50m fund focused on blockchain, digital assets
CROSS-BORDER:
2 Vietnam’s Vinfast gets nod to test self-driving vehicles on California streets
3 Blackstone commits $150m in startup capital to Hong Kong-based hedge fund ApaH
4 Japanese chipmaker Renesas in talks to buy UK-based Dialog at $6b valuation
5 Lalamove shuts Philippines food delivery
6 Chinese electric scooter maker Niu in talks to supply Gojek
7 Clubhouse no longer accessible in China
8 TikTok to introduce new ecommerce tools in the US to take on Facebook
OVERSEAS
1 Hyundai, Kia shares skid as automakers call off talks with Apple for electric cars
2 Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment
3 Toyota-backed self-driving startup Pony.ai raises $100m Series C+ round
4 SoftBank posts $11b Q3 net profit on investment gains from Vision Fund
5 Reddit, the Talk of the Internet, Raises $250 Million
6 MIT is building a ‘one-stop shop’ for 3D-printing robots
8 Nexthink, Internal IT system start up, nabs $180M Series D on $1.1B valuation
9 Micromobility startup Helbiz to go public via a SPAC, and will expand into ghost kitchens
10 Getaway, a startup building tiny cabins, raises $41.7M
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