Startups
Singapore VC joins entrepreneurs in hunt for next Grab or Gojek
Monk's Hill backs veterans to find gifted startups in booming ASEAN tech sector
Tech
Automobiles
Ford, SK to invest $11.4bn to build electric truck and battery plants
U.S. automaker expects up to 50% of its global vehicles to be all-electric by 2030
Electronics
Panasonic to cut 1,700-plus jobs in Japan and Singapore
Ax comes down as technology group logs operating margin below 4%
Companies
Fujifilm cuts into ex-partner Xerox's European turf
Japanese group also will sell office equipment in South America but avoid U.S.
Technology
Apple suppliers warn China's energy rules threaten supply chain
Tech manufacturers gear up for peak season amid uncertainty over power
Agriculture
Philippines stirs controversy with genetically modified rice
Critics take aim at nutrient-enriched Golden Rice, but government says it is safe
Business deals
Alibaba backs Singapore's Ninja Van in $578 million fundraising
Logistics startup to invest in Southeast Asia infrastructure, technology systems
DealStreetAsia
Chinese sportswear startup Peak raises $232m as it aims for IPO
Company plans to upgrade distribution and investment in product R&D
Technology
Key Apple, Tesla suppliers halt production amid China power crunch
Weeklong stoppages to hit peak season for electronics goods including latest iPhone
DealStreetAsia
Xiaomi invests in Chinese self-driving chip unicorn Black Sesame
Startup leverages fresh funding to accelerate product upgrades and commercialization
Automobiles
Mazda, Toyota and Denso join new cost-cutting auto design alliance
Smaller parts makers to adopt digital modeling as EV competition heats up
Semiconductors
Intel breaks ground on $20bn Arizona chip plants in battle with TSMC
U.S. fabs will add capacity in bid to lure customers from Taiwanese rival
Business trends
Panasonic to cut over 1,000 domestic jobs in planned structural reform
Group sales fell below 7 trillion yen for the first time in 25 years
Cryptocurrencies
China declares all crypto transactions 'illegal' as digital yuan nears
Bitcoin falls by as much as 9% after Beijing's latest crackdown
Huawei crackdown
Huawei smartphone revenue to fall at least $30-40bn in 2021
Company 'getting used to U.S. sanctions', says chairman
Technology
Thailand's cybersecurity negligence causes personal data breaches
Data law delay blamed for accidental release of records of 106m tourists
Technology
Plastic optical cable promises cheaper, easy alternative to glass
Japanese researchers beat error problem that had plagued the material
Business Spotlight
SoftBank joins the hunt for the next software giant
Rise of enterprise software companies prompts surge of bets in sector
Automobiles
Honda-Google tie-up puts Android in cars without smartphones
Onboard maps and music apps accessible by voice control
Automobiles
GM to invest $300m in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta
Company working with several automakers on mass-produced self-driving cars
