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
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
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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