DealStreetAsia
Dutch bank proposes further investment in Myanmar's BRAC
$7.5m from FMO to focus on impact investments in areas hit hard by COVID-19
Startups
Startups
VC firm that backed Snap and Pinduoduo expands to Southeast Asia
Lightspeed to deploy capital to region from its recently raised $4bn
Comment
India's e-health regulations are a rare COVID policy success
Startups see surge in usage of remote services linking doctors and patients
36Kr/KrASIA
Cloud startup LiveData helps Chinese game makers go global
Company's localization support includes AI-based chat translation in 23 languages
Startups
Indonesia insurtech startup expects market boost from COVID
PasarPolis taps rising demand in Southeast Asia's most populous nation
DealStreetAsia
India's Dream Sports raises $225m amid stay-home boon
Funding for fantasy sports startup led by Tiger Global and TPG
Food & Beverage
Startups rewrite rules of traditional Japanese sake
Upstart brewers look to expand beverage's global appeal via new taste and tech
Business trends
Japanese producers buck weak demand for algae-based biofuel
Southeast Asian production rises while palm oil waste also takes the spotlight
DealStreetAsia
Indian startup Byju's raises $500m amid online learning boom
Latest round pushes valuation of edtech company to $10.8bn
Startups
Malaysia-based jobs-matching startup rides remote wave
Argentina-founded Workana focuses on English-speaking markets first
Technology
Mixed reality headsets enter workplaces in Japan
Smart goggles help instruct factory workers, take video meetings to the next level
36Kr/KrASIA
China startup's AI-based monitoring system helps build smart cities
Shanghai-based Supremind raises almost $14.6m in pre-Series A round, eyes growth
Startups
Chinese 'corona-tech' startups raising big money
Government funds also funneled into AI, semiconductors amid China-US conflict
Environment
Japan startup to sell dresses made from leftover fabrics
Kobe-based coxco wants to highlight waste and mass disposal in apparel industry
Business trends
Startups vs chaebol: Inside South Korea's delivery wars
Competition heats up as coronavirus drives demand for meal and grocery services
Startups
Chinese e-tutor GSX probed by US after inflated sales complaints
Company denies accusations by short sellers after posting strong quarter
SoftBank
SoftBank joins India's online education boom with startup funding
Unacademy's valuation triples in seven months as COVID-19 boosts demand
Technology
Indonesia to digitalize state-owned enterprises for competitiveness
Telkom, BRI and Mandiri's venture capitals to invest in startups as project
Startups
Disaster-prone Japan doubles as real-world test lab for US startups
AI predicts damage from temblors, tsunamis and typhoons
36Kr/KrASIA
Software startup targets specific clients -- China's courts
Hanqing Yitong Technology speeds up work with robotic process automation and AI
