Startups
Indonesia hopes startups play big role in free school lunch plan
Gojek drivers participate in trial, agritech company keen to procure ingredients
Startups
U.S. e-scooter startup Lime brings rental service to Japan
Company's first foray into East Asia will see 2,000 vehicles in Tokyo this year
Startups
U.S. startup investor Techstars debuts Japan accelerator program
12 startups each receive $120,000 and mentorship in 3-month program
Artificial intelligence
Singapore unicorn Patsnap to expand AI-powered patent search
Startup developing industry-specific models for pharma, materials and more
Startups
Foreign venture capital funds increase Japan investment 70%
Geopolitical tensions divert money away from China
Datawatch
Japan's startups struggle to grow past '2nd death valley'
Flow of funds from mature firms back to investors seen as key to more dynamism
Artificial intelligence
SoftBank, SK, LG, and Hanwha to join AI startup fund
Asian conglomerates team up to meet growing need for quick cash
Technology
Singapore's Grab sinks after group misses revenue forecast
Nasdaq-listed superapp provider struggles to shore up investor confidence
Startups
Andreessen Horowitz to open Japan office for funding startups
Japan emerging as alternative to riskier China and higher-rate, tighter U.S.
Technology
Shares in Singapore's Sea soar 11% on raised guidance
Tech group expects value of goods sold by shopping platform Shopee to grow 20% in 2024
IPO
Shares in Indian e-scooter maker Ola close up 20% after tepid debut
Softbank-backed startup yet to make profit despite accelerating sales
Opinion
Singapore's climate tech startups are set to clean up
While facing various hurdles, the city-state is well positioned to become a global hub
Travel & Leisure
Japan's latest pitch to wealthy tourists: Timeshare designer palaces
A Bathing Ape's Nigo curates Not A Hotel's new villa on Tokyo Bay
Startups
Japan space startup Interstellar raises $21m from NTT-led backers
Company aims to put constellation of communications satellites in orbit by 2030s
Health Care
Japan's Terumo sets up $75m U.S. venture capital fund
Medical equipment maker aims to invest in advanced treatment startups
Startups
Hong Kong startup founders flock north to tech hub Shenzhen
Mainland city's incentives draw new businesses as Beijing pushes integration
Transportation
Philippines resort picked for test of Japanese self-driving sky tram
Zip Infrastructure targets Southeast Asia with cheaper alternative to monorails
Education
Indian edtech startup Byju's fights to avoid insolvency
Struggling company tries to settle unpaid fees to cricket body
Business deals
Grab to enter restaurant booking business through acquisition
Super app buys Chope's business in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand
Artificial intelligence
Fujitsu invests in OpenAI rival Cohere, eyeing Japanese language model
Japan tech group envisions model serving digitization in many industries
Technology
TikTok e-commerce grows fourfold in ASEAN, narrows gap with Shopee
Combined with Tokopedia, ByteDance group takes second spot in $114bn market
Semiconductors
U.S. chip designer aims to bring down AI prices pushed up by Nvidia
Jim Keller's startup Tenstorrent targets uses from smartphones to cloud services
Startups
SadaPay deal has Pakistan looking to startups to attract foreign capital
Turkish fintech Parapa's acquisition of digital wallet startup seen as a harbinger
Startups
Singapore startup's stores and apps connect world's music fans
Caldecott expands through acquisitions of instrumental brands and composition software
Finance
Japan fintech tapped to build Palau's first bond issuance platform
Pacific island nation turns to co-developer of Cambodia's Bakong digital currency