News Singapore Southeast: Pompeo seeks to restore U.S. influence in Southeast Asia amid China’s rise
Against a backdrop of China’s rising economic and military power, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived in the Thai capital of Bangkok this week with a difficult mission: Try to win back lost ...
News Singapore Southeast: This Startup Wants to Create a Giving Economy for Women in Southeast Asia
With a right set of instruction and training, women workforce are creating ripples in the technology sector of Southeast Asia. Leading by example is the Malaysia-headquartered artificial intelligence ...
News Singapore Southeast: Southeast Asia Building Automation System Market 2019-2023 - BAS to Endure with New Business Models and Smart Cities Development
DUBLIN , June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Building Automation System Market in Southeast Asia , Forecast to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Southeast Asian ...
News Singapore Southeast: Citi launches credit cards with Southeast Asia's Grab in push for more customers
Citi launches co-branded credit cards with SE Asia's largest ride-hailing company Grab in push for more customers. The Citi-Grab cards will be issued in the Philippines on Tuesday and in Thailand ...
News Singapore Southeast: Recyclers Cringe as Southeast Asia Says It’s Sick of the West’s Trash
TELOK GONG, Malaysia — Black sedans with government plates raced through a town near Malaysia’s main seaport, flashing blue sirens as they approached rogue trash dumps. The raid, in the town of Telok ...
News Singapore Southeast: Investors Are Dumping These Southeast Asia Funds
A group of U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds operated by BlackRock Inc.’s iShares unit -- tracking shares in countries including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand -- posted net outflows of $86.5 million on May 13, the most since at least September 2010, according to data compiled
News Singapore Southeast: YouTrip, a challenger bank in Southeast Asia, raises $25.5M for expansion
Singapore-based startup YouTrip thinks consumers of Southeast Asia deserve a taste of the challenger bank revolution happening in the U.S. and Europe, and it has raised $25.5 million in new funding to bring its app-and-debit-card service to more parts in the region. Challenger banks have sprung up in Europe in recent years. Unicorns Monzo, Revolut […]
News Singapore Southeast: Temasek’s Vertex Raises $230 Million for Southeast Asia Fund
(Bloomberg) -- Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd. raised $230 million in the first close of its fourth Southeast Asian fund to back technology startups across the region and India. The Singapore-based ...
News Singapore Southeast: Big Upsurge In E-Commerce Drives Southeast Asia's Online Economy
On my first visit to Indonesia nine years ago, I had to pay for my outbound airline ticket using cash (rupiah) at a travel agency because local carriers didn’t accept online payments. In fact, at that ...
News Singapore Southeast: Vertex Ventures hits $230M first close on new fund for Southeast Asia and India
Tis the season to be raising in India and Southeast Asia. Hot on the heels of new funds from Strive and Jungle Ventures, so Singapore’s Vertex Ventures, a VC backed by sovereign wealth fund ...
News Singapore Southeast: This investor is betting on Southeast Asia over China. Here's why
Whether it's the mouthpiece of the Communist Party or the national television broadcaster, the latest commentary exudes confidence about China's ability to stand up to the... Why Alibaba and Tencent ...
