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Zoomcar, the India-based marketplace for car sharing, has on Wednesday announced the appointment of Delly Nugraha as its Country Head for Indonesia. Indonesia is expected to be the second largest market for Zoomcar after India and Delly in his new role will be responsible for all aspects of growth, operations, and to build the company’s best achievement in…

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast announced Wednesday that it has received all the necessary certifications to sell cars in the United States, and will begin delivering vehicles to customers by the end of this month.

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming startup, and LayerZero, the Canada-based omnichain interoperability protocol, have launched the LayerZero-Animoca Brands Hackerhouse global initiative to advance cross-chain standards and demonstrate real-world use cases of interoperable digital assets.

Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures, has on Tuesday announced the 30 selected team champions from the coaching and hackathon program of Indonesia PASTI BISA, Maju Terus Pantang Mundur (Keep Moving Forward, Never Give Up) or IDPB MTPM.

The main event of the VinFuture Sci-Tech Week is the 2022 VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony – Reviving and Reshaping – held on the evening of December 20, 2022, at the Hanoi Opera House to honor the VinFuture laureates.

Vietnamese venture capital firm Touchstone Partners has on Tuesday announced that it is investing $1 million in a seed round in Quqo, a Vietnam-based asset-light business to business (B2B) distribution platform that connects buyers, suppliers, and end-consumers in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.

Prenetics Global Limited, a United States-listed genomic and diagnostic testing firm, has announced that it is acquiring a majority stake in ACT Genomics Holdings Company Limited, an Asia based genomics company specializing in precision oncology.

Aerodyne Group, a Malaysia-based drone company, has on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Grupo DR1, one of the leading professional drone operators and service providers in Brazil, to further expand its presence in Latin America (LATAM), in line with Aerodyne’s global expansion plan.

Y Combinator-backed Radius rebrands Bakool, an Indonesia-based buying platform for fresh produce, has raised an an undisclosed seed round, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Goodwater, Insignia Ventures, Global Brain, former minister of Indonesia Mari Elka Pangestu, and others.

In the interview, Ong also shared how Web3 technologies are shared BIGO’s vision of the metaverse, some of the key trends and developments that will shape the social media and livestreaming industry in 2022 and beyond, among others.