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Singapore's Docquity raises $44m led by Japan's Itochu
Company connects doctors and other medical professionals
Finance
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Saudi Arabia to back Indonesia startups through joint fund
Middle Eastern kingdom is pushing toward a post-oil economy
Finance
JCB to debut 1st mobile payment app among big Japanese credit cards
Exclusive: Company eventually wants to let users access their salaries by phone
Market Spotlight
Aftershocks: 3AC's collapse reverberates through crypto ecosystem
Creditors scared as cryptocurrency hedge fund's liquidation yields little so far
China debt crunch
Chinese bank exposure to developers' bad loans piles up
Concern grows over resilience of smaller lenders as property market cools
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Private equity firm Navis exits Singapore manufacturer Adampak
A unit of Japan's Oji Holdings is buying stake from Navis for undisclosed sum
Startups
70% of Japan VCs see funding slowdown in lean equity market
Late-stage startups face more difficult environment, survey shows
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Alibaba invests another $912m in Singapore-based Lazada
E-commerce company Lazada faces stiff competition from local startups
Finance
Grab-Singtel beats Sea to the punch with Singapore digital bank
Virtual lender GXS launches with 'earn interest daily' perk to lure consumers
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Unit of Singapore's Olam Group secures $1.98bn sustainability loan
19 banks are providing multitranche debt facility to Olam Food Ingredients
China debt crunch
Frustrated Evergrande bondholders push own plan for debt restructuring
Foreign creditors say chair Hui Ka Yan should repay some of $20bn liabilities from his fortune
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Indonesia EV supplier VKTR looks to raise $45m from domestic IPO
CEO says company eyeing November listing
US-China tensions
Risks hang over 'milestone' China-U.S. audit deal
Regulators may clash over degree of access to company records, analysts warn
Cryptocurrencies
Singapore eyes crypto credit curbs but China-style ban unlikely
City-state's central bank chief clarifies regulatory approach for digital tokens sector
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Singapore-based Heritas Capital launches $50m impact fund
Company looking to finance 'social enterprises' in Asia
Market Spotlight
Loan woes: China's troubled property market hits banks
Spate of profit warnings reveals extent of risk to broader financial system
Caixin
How Chinese private equity firms got scammed by sales staff
Con artists milk own employers of base salaries while providing zero results
China debt crunch
Two Chinese local banks enter bankruptcy procedures
Authorities pounce on the cases, highlighting the sector's risk factor
US-China tensions
China and U.S. sign audit oversight agreement after long negotiations
Deal is only the first step and doesn't eliminate New York delisting risk
Media & Entertainment
Indian tycoon Adani makes high-profile push into television
Conglomerate run by one of world's richest men trying to buy popular TV network
