China:
3. China awards top tech prize to firms blacklisted by the US
4. State-backed UnionPay announces new facial recognition payment feature
5. WeChat bans external links asking users to spam contacts
7. Cathay Pacific cuts earnings outlook as travellers avoid HK
8. Huawei is in early talks about licensing 5G tech to U.S. firms
9. Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision warns of client losses after US curbs
10. Chinese cloud-based healthcare firm Taimei nets $212m in fresh funding
11. Tencent co-leads $141m Series B round for Chinese e-invoicing firm, Hainan Golden Technology
12. Weize Technology 维择科技 announced USD 10 million funding raised in C+ round
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Mobile-only Market:
1. Seafood major Thai Union sets up VC arm, commits to invest $30m in foodtech
2. Gojek CEO resigns to join Indonesian government
4. 9 Malaysian e-commerce startups on the fast track of growth, offering localised solutions
5. Indonesian O2O platform Kudo rebrands itself into “GrabKios by Kudo”
7. Sales conversions startup SalesCandy gets pre-series A funding
8. India’s RupeeRedee raises $6m from Digital Finance International
9. Vietnamese B2B marketplace Telio said to bag Tiger Global-led Series A funding
Cross-Border:
1. LGT Lightstone plans to invest up to $50m in Canadian firm AMP’s India unit
2. Grab, Gojek, state-owned electricity provider PLN to develop EV in Indonesia
Overseas:
1. Singapore keeps top spot in Asia for IP protection
2. VR/AR startup valuations reach $45 billion (on paper)
3. Google Maps adds more Waze-like features, including driving-incident reports
4. Wing launches drone delivery in Christiansburg, Virginia
5. MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio
6. Fitbit strikes healthcare partnership to detect irregular heart rhythm
9. Singapore’s Zilingo to invest $100m in fashion supply chain in the US
10. Singapore medtech startup Curiox bags $15m, plans IPO
11. Australia’s Canva raises $85m at $3.2b valuation
12. Fintech startup GDP secures US$1M in seed funding, providing cross-border services for SMEs
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