Deliveries fuel ASEAN digital economy as ride hailing hit hard

COVID forces major internet business players to cater more to stay-home services

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Changes in buying behavior arising from the coronavirus pandemic have caused big jumps in the food delivery and online grocery segments of Southeast Asia's digital economy, according to a report by Google, Singapore state investor Temasek and U.S. consultancy Bain and Company. © Reuters

DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- The travel and ride hailing segments of Southeast Asia's digital economy, once pillars of growth for fast-rising internet businesses in the region, have taken a drastic hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

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