CHINA:
1 Wuhan travel restrictions to be lifted April 8, allowing residents with green QR codes to leave
2 China Mobile loses 7 million subscribers in February, first loss in 23 years
3 ByteDance steps up its education business with new edtech company
4 Tencent launches global version of its Zoom rival
5 China’s stranded citizens can get medical advice via free service from Alibaba founder Jack Ma
6 Classifieds marketplace 58.com to buy Nasdaq-listed Uxin’s biz for $105m
7 Chinese Construction Robtics Startup RoboticPlus Completes Series A Round
8 Hong Kong’s first online-only lender ZA Bank starts operations
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1 Gojek launches income support fund for partners affected by COVID-19 slowdown
2 Singapore VC Majuven seeks to raise up to $50m for second fund
3 Indian digital payments company MobiKwik raises $30m in fresh financing
CROSS-BORDER:
1. Facebook in talks to acquire stake in top Indian telco Reliance Jio, report says
3 COVID-19 spurs Ping An Good Doctor to hire hundreds of doctors in Indonesia
OVERSEAS:
1 UK fintech community comes together to build Covid Credit and let sole traders self-certify lost income
2 Google’s travel search now highlights travel advisories and airline cancellation policies
3 Google open-sources framework that reduces AI training costs by up to 80%
4 Apple plans to reopen US stores in April, following Trump guidance
5 Pinterest launches a ‘Today’ tab featuring daily recommendations and trending topics
6 SpaceX encounters first launch delay due to coronavirus
7 Yelp and GoFundMe team up to promote local business fundraisers
8 Former founders of SocialRank have launched a job board for COVID-19 layoffs
9 Swiss startup Creal is building display tech for the next generation of AR/VR headsets
10 Fintech Unicorn Brex Buys Three San Francisco Startups To Complement Its Product Line
11 Arkose Labs Raises $22M For Anti-Fraud Platform After 400% Revenue Growth in 2019
12 ePlane, the B2B sourcing and BI platform for aerospace parts and repair, raises $9M
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