Asia Pacific Dec 7, 2021
The world's relentless demand for chips turns deadly in Malaysia
The tragedy shows the little-understood human cost of keeping industries happy and supply chains running while a contagious virus rages.
Business Nov 18, 2021
Japan crypto exchange bitFlyer weighs acquisition to boost firm
It’s also planning to enter the non-fungible token market to tap into the boom.
Business Aug 24, 2021
Chip supplies to take new hit as COVID-19 surges in Malaysia
In recent years Malaysia has emerged as a major center for chip testing and packaging, but numbers of COVID-19 infections are soaring in the country and putting operations at risk.
Business / Corporate Oct 16, 2020
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son reportedly brokering a Grab-Gojek truce
A key sticking point remains whether the two companies merge all operations or whether Grab acquires Gojek’s business only in Indonesia.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Apr 15, 2019
In ideological battle with U.S., China wins over allies with its censored vision of the internet
A swath of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago. Vietnam and Thailand are among the Southeast Asian nations warming ...
Business / Corporate Feb 1, 2018
Uber plots expansion in Japan and Singapore amid talk of retreat from Asia
If Uber Technologies Inc. is planning a retreat from Asia, no one told Brooks Entwistle, head of the ride-hailing company's business in the region. The San Francisco-based company is planning an expansion in Japan and is offering faster booking and cheaper rides to improve market ...
Business / Corporate Jun 19, 2017
Luxury online retailer Reebonz to raise up to $150 million for East Asia expansion
Reebonz Pte, Southeast Asia's largest online luxury retailer, is planning to raise as much as $150 million (¥16.7 billion) to bolster its marketplace business and fund expansion in China, Japan and South Korea. Reebonz has been working with investment banks including Credit Suisse Group AG ...
Business / Corporate Jun 7, 2017
Uber rival Grab hunts for new deals with SoftBank funding
Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.'s fiercest rival in Southeast Asia, is hunting for deals with funding from its biggest backer SoftBank. The five-year-old startup has built a team for mergers and acquisitions led by President Ming Maa, with a pipeline of deals under review, CEO Anthony ...
Business Apr 20, 2017
Billionaire Taizo Son ditches Japan in frustration, starts afresh in Singapore
Singapore may have just added a new tech billionaire, but it had to lure him from Japan first. Taizo Son, who built his fortune on hit smartphone game "Puzzle & Dragons," has relocated to the city-state from Tokyo and plans to invest $100 million (about ...