Yimie Yong

Several MOUs and partnerships between South Korea and Singapore are inked at the Global Investment Capacity Building Program Demo Day.

In the first nine months of 2024, the number of people using Alipay+ payment partner apps while abroad increased by three times, and the number of transactions increased by more than three times.

The decision to block TEMU was driven by the increasingly massive threats posed by foreign products on domestic MSMEs online and offline.

This funding comes as Surfin serves 60 million lives across eight countries in three continents, with roughly $2.7 billion in cumulative transactions.

The latest round was led by Vertex Growth, a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of global investment company Temasek, and Development Bank of Japan (DBJ).

This strategic investment will enable JAZRO to expand its educational offerings and reach more young learners, nurturing a new generation of tech-savvy innovators.

EMERGE Group will leverage its extensive network of Web3 gaming partnerships, including collaborations with Gala Games, Immutable X, TZ APAC, Sei and other leading Web3 gaming projects, to identify synergies and advance Web3 game publishing.

Salmon intends to allocate a portion of the proceeds to strengthen the capital base of the Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), with plans to increase the bank's total capital to PHP 1.2 billion by the end of 2025.

The round was co-led by a16z SPEEDRUN and Peak XV’s Surge – with participation from Taiwan’s AppWorks, Antler, Hustle Fund, Founders Launchpad, Orvel Ventures, and founders & creators like Gabby Dizon (YGG), Kun Gao (Crunchyroll), Voyboy, Jankos and Perkz.

Discover Vietnam Tech is a new series where we dive deep into the vibrant and rapidly growing tech and innovation ecosystem of Vietnam. In this collection of interviews and editorials, we will spotlight key players—entrepreneurs, innovators, and thought leaders—who are driving the country’s emergence as a global tech hub.