Overseas:

1. Uber, Lyft to offer some drivers shares in stock market listing

2. BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology

3. Amazon continues its push into the pharmacy business, and has appointed a 14-year vet to run it

4. Sequoia-backed Customer experience management platform Medallia raises $70M at a $2.4B valuation

China:

1. China’s JD.com teams up with Farfetch to attract luxury shoppers

2. Investors Grow Wary of Sharing Economy Plays

3. JD.com shares jump on upbeat sales performance

4. Video praising China’s Huawei goes viral as company distances itself

5. Tiger Global and Ant Financial lead $500M investment in China’s shared housing startup Danke 蛋壳公寓

10. Community product Zuiyou 最右 raised $80M

11. Chinese online trading platform Tiger Brokers eyes US listing, $150m raise

 

Cross-border:

1. Chinese smartphone maker OPPO eyes more European markets

2. Nigerian fintech firm TeamApt raises $5M, eyes global expansion

3. Indonesia’s traveltech startup Traveloka expands to Australia

4. Razer opens Malaysia office, eyes it as regional fintech hub

5. US security startup HackerOne opens regional office in Singapore

6. TikTok fined $5.7m by US regulators

 

Emerging Market:

1. Go-Jek’s Get app officially launches in Thailand as Southeast Asia expansion continues

2. Cambodian VC firm Ooctane closes $55m debut fund

3. Fintech firm Fusang Group to launch securities exchange for digital assets

 

Cover picture credits from SCMP

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