Tag "Asia"
China’s e-commerce titan Alibaba hit with antitrust probe
China’s top market watchdog has begun a probe into Alibaba over alleged anti-competition practices at the e-commerce firm, the latest of Beijing’s efforts to curb
Indonesian edtech platform lands $3m in series A+ round
The online language platform said it’s profitable after its student numbers jumped 10x since the beginning of this year. source : techinasia
Apple puts contract partner Wistron on probation after violence at India plant
Apple has placed its contract manufacturing partner Wistron on probation and won’t give the Taiwanese firm any new business until it takes “complete corrective actions”
Extra Crunch roundup: ‘Nightmare’ security breach, Poshmark’s IPO, crypto boom, more
The rest of the world may be slowing down as we prepare for Christmas and the new year, but we are not taking our foot
Arya raises $21M to provide farmers in India finance and post-harvest services
Only about a third of the yields Indian farmers produce reaches the big markets. Those whose produce makes it there today are able to leverage
Disney will fuel international growth with Star brand and Star+ app
Disney+, the on-demand streaming service that launched a year ago and has already courted over 86 million subscribers, is ready to expand to more international
Seoul-based payment tech startup CHAI gets $60 million from Hanhwa, SoftBank Ventures Asia
Demand for contactless payments and e-commerce has grown in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news for payment service operators, but the
Enter new markets and embrace a distributed workforce to grow during a pandemic
Sarah Cole Contributor Sarah Cole is a senior associate in Taylor Wessing‘s Silicon Valley office. She advises mostly North American technology and life sciences companies
Alibaba vies for a piece of China’s booming EV market
There’s no lack of news these days on China’s tech giants teaming up with traditional carmakers. Companies from Alibaba to Huawei are striving to become
India sets rules for commissions, surge pricing for Uber and Ola
Ride-hailing firms such as Ola and Uber can only draw a fee of up to 20% on ride fares in India, New Delhi said in
