CHINA:
1. China to impose new cybersecurity rules for networks
2. China’s healthcare-focused Kuanping Capital 宽平资本 hits final close of new RMB fund
3. Alibaba Cloud’s 阿里云 IaaS market share in APAC over 28% in 2019
4. Pinduoduo 拼多多 alerts police to suspected bribery involving manager at KKR-backed Cue
5. ByteDance 字节跳动 Launches Video Editing App Viamaker for TikTok Overseas
6. Huawei’s HiSilicon overtakes Qualcomm as China’s top smartphone processor supplier for first time
7. Luckin Coffee 瑞幸咖啡 delays annual report amid accounting probes
9. Shiyu Capital 拾玉资本 Leads $278M Series A Round In Chinese Pharmaceutical Startup Mabwell
10. Addor Capital 毅达资本 leads $15.5m funding in envtech Pengda 鹏达 and more updates
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MOBILE-ONLY MARKETS:
1. Vietnam’s P2P lenders suffer high default rates amid rising demand for loans
2. Bengaluru startup Ati Motors to test autonomous vehicle in hospitals
3. Singapore minister says 5G rollout still on track despite coronavirus challenges
4. Singapore-based healthtech firm mClinica seeks to raise $20m amid virus outbreak
5. Indian banks to raise up to $4.6b via share sale to counter virus shocks
6. Indian fintech startup NIRA raises $2.1m in pre-series A funding
7. Indonesia to subsidise interest payments for virus-hit smaller firms
CROSS-BORDER:
1. Chinese Mobile Games Perform Strongly in the US Market in Q1 2020
2. JD.com, US firm Cloudflare join forces to challenge Alibaba in China’s vast cloud market
3. Amazon bought cameras from Chinese company on U.S. blacklist to screen for coronavirus
4. European telehealth start-up Kry lands in the US as coronavirus creates spike in demand
OVERSEAS:
1. Microsoft reports $35.0 billion in Q3 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface up 1%, and LinkedIn up 21%
2. Microsoft Teams passes 75 million daily active users
3. Facebook Clashes With Capitol Hill Staffers Over Market Size
4. Google’s AI attempts to predict how yeast cell genes will express themselves
5. Samsung forecasts solid chip sales, but profits will drop due to decline in smartphone and TV sales
6. Tesla turns Q1 profit on cost reductions, rising car margins, credits
7. SoftBank sees $8.4b net loss on WeWork writedown
8. Australia’s Newcrest aims to raise $655m in rights issue to fund gold growth
9. Austin’s Silverton Partners Closes On $144M Across Two Funds
10. Amid stock market turbulence, investing app Stash raises $112M led by LendingTree
11. Mojo Vision Looks Toward Future With $51M Round And Smart Contact Lenses
12. Pittsburgh-Based Niche Secures $35M For School Search Platform After 100% ARR Growth In 2019
13. Niche’s one-stop shop for college searchers raises a $35M Series C
14. Resistant AI raises $2.75 million to protect algorithms from adversarial attacks
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