CHINA:

1 Suzhou Digital RMB Pilot Enlists JD, Meituan, Didi As Partners

2 Chinese Electric Carmaker XPeng Raises $2.16 billion in Upsized Share Sale

3 Alibaba Launches Cold-chain Food Traceability System for Coronavirus Prevention

4 Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao launches $76.5m global open tender

5 Suning’s Stocks Tumble to Six-year Low after Founder Pledges All of the Group’s Shares to Alibaba’s Taobao

6 Pinduoduo Partners with Mango TV to Host Double 12 Super Night Gala

7 Sequoia, KKR said to lead ByteDance funding round at $180b valuation

8 Nio plans stock sale worth US$3.12 billion as Chinese electric carmakers boost capital to challenge Tesla

9 Digitalization Solutions Firm DEEPEXI Secures $40 Million

10 Chinese Startup Aims To Clone Large Rare Animals For Zoos

 

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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:

1 India cabinet approves setting up a ‘massive network’ of public Wi-Fi hotspots

2 B2B marketplace Flipkart Wholesale onboards Walmart India’s workforce

3 Indian engineering firm MTAR Tech to file for IPO

4 Indian cloud-based firm Wurkr launches crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs

5 Myanmar-based solar-powered products provider bags $2m in series A2 round

6 Filipino fintech firm SquidPay banks $2m in series A funding

7 Vietnam’s new tax regime puts ride-hailing firms at a crossroads

8 Indonesia poised for an engrossing VC-backed warung digitalisation play in 2021

 

CROSS-BORDER:

1 Apple to Remove Remaining Unlicensed iOS Games from Chinese Market by Jan. 1

2 Brazil, Finland Could Exclude Huawei from 5G Network Development

3 Starbucks to Expand Footprint in China by Adding 600 Stores by 2021

4 Tesla eyes investment opportunities in EV component space in Indonesia

 

OVERSEAS:

1 US gaming platform Roblox to delay IPO until next year

2 Amazon, Panasonic, and recycling start-ups prepare for battery wave tsunami

3 Oracle reports slow revenue growth as licensing and hardware businesses decline

4 Twitter app code indicates that live video broadcasting app Periscope may get shut down

5 Lidar startup Innoviz goes public via $1.4 billion SPAC merger

6 Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup taking Berlin by storm, has raised $44M Series A

7 ForeVR raises $1.5 million and unveils VR bowling title

8 Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul

9 Reddit to Buy TikTok Rival Dubsmash in New Video Push

10 Teachable AI will help Alexa users set up preferences

 

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