Overseas:
1. Experian Australia & New Zealand acquires Look Who’s Charging, bank statement transaction startup
4. Ping Identity, cloud-based identity management software, files to go public on NASDAQ
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China:
2. The world’s first 5G unmanned environmental protection robot was unveiled in Changsha
3. China’s application of Qr-Codes accounts for more than 90% of the worlds total usage
5. Meituan Dianping’s 美团点评 total revenue grew by 50.6% YoY to 22.7 billion RMB in Q2 2019
6. MEGVII旷视 planning to raise up to US$1 billion in Hong Kong IPO
8. Carbuyin 小马立行, intelligent auto ecosystem service provider, completed 7-digit RMB B funding round
Cross-Border:
1. US-based AI solutions provider Pony.ai and Toyota partner to build self-driving cars and services
Emerging Market:
1. India exempts startups from long-standing ‘angel tax’ in attempt to boost overall economic growth
2. Indian Space Research Organization set to spur commercial space sector with new mini-rocket launcher
3. Vientnam’s new social app Lotus aims to raise $51.6m, to take on Facebook
5. Indonesian vegetable hawker tech start-up raises $5.5m
6. Indonesian home supply startup Klikdaily said to have raised US$ 3M
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