CHINA:
1 Tianjin Bans Biometric Data Collection
2 China’s New Energy Vehicle Market Poised to Boom
3 China’s internet regulator takes aim at forced data collection
4 Facial Recognition Usage In Shopping Malls Draws Controversy In China
5 JD.com becomes first online platform to accept China’s digital currency
6 ByteDance’s 10,000-employee bet on the edtech bubble
7 Tencent-backed Chinese budget retailer Miniso launches Toptoy, a store chain for toys
8 Chinese state-backed AI unicorn CloudWalk files for $573m STAR Market IPO
9 Education startup Bloks nets $50m
10 AutoX becomes China’s first to remove safety drivers from robotaxis
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Indonesian logistics startup Shipper in talks to raise $50m Series B round
2 Singapore invests US$9M into programme to grow local blockchain ecosystem
3 Singapore’s Whizpace, wireless communication start up raises $1m for China expansion
4 India: Short video app Bolo Indya raises $400,000 from Inflection Point Ventures
5 Actis, Brookfield among front runners for Fortum Oyj’s 500MW Indian solar projects
6 India: Ola to hire 2,000 to fuel its electric vehicles business
7 India’s PayU leads funding in Fisdom
9 SE Asia’s nascent mental health startups see uptick in investor interest
CROSS-BORDER:
1 China And US Lead In Unicorn Startups
2 Grab, Ant Group, others win Singapore’s first four digital banking licences
3 Brazilian soy farmers try Huawei’s 5G technology as decision on Chinese telecoms giant looms
4 Japan’s JBIC commits to invest $4b in new Indonesian sovereign wealth fund
5 Grab charts road ahead in Indonesia with greater role for non-ride-hailing businesses
6 Singtel jumps 11% on digital bank win with ride-hailing giant Grab
7 Health tech venture firm OTV closes new $170 million fund and expands into Asia
OVERSEAS:
1 Nissan uses electric vehicles to fuel power grids
2 US sues Facebook for ‘illegally’ favoring immigrant jobseekers
3 McDonald’s is passing along more fees to franchisees, reigniting tensions
4 Airbnb seeks valuation of nearly $35 billion in I.P.O.
5 Tesla publishes its first-ever diversity report revealing leadership is 83% male and 59% White
6 Fintech firm Revolut takes aim at Stripe with payment software for businesses
7 SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon to Space Station for 100th successful Falcon 9 flight
9 PrimaHealth Credit offers a buy-now, pay-later lending service for elective procedures
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