Tiger Global and Ant Financial lead $500M investment in China’s shared housing startup Danke

A Chinese startup that’s taking a dorm-like approach to urban housing just...


Akulaku reportedly raising US$100M Series D funding from Alibaba

Alibaba strengthens its grip in the Indonesian market through an investment into...


China moves to block online payments for cryptocurrency on overseas exchanges

Following China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency and ICO, some domestic...


The top 10 startups from Y Combinator’s Demo Day S18 Day 2

Fifty-nine startups took the stage at Y Combinator’s Demo Day 2, and among...


Today’s top tech news, June 8: Google bars AI use for weapons, Ant Financial raises US$14B

Today’s biggest headline in tech also includes an update from Xiaomi and...


The Reign of Peng: Is Lucy what Lazada needs?

What started off as Alibaba’s trojan horse in Southeast Asia has now...


Fragmentation may be Southeast Asia’s competitive advantage

Over the long run, China’s Duopoly and America’s oligopoly may...


Today’s top tech news, April 12: Allianz X invests in Go-Jek, WeWork confirms naked Hub acquisition

We also have updates from Warburg Pincus, Ant Financial, and...


Today’s Top Tech News, April 9: Lucy Peng leaves Ant Financial and Singapore GovTech gets new boss

Also, a Chinese facial recognition startup is the highest valued artificial...


Today’s top tech news, March 15: Regulators raid Amazon Japan on suspicion of anti-trust violation

Also in the news is Chinese social media giant WeChat’s payments...