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Ni Hsin launches electric vehicle motorcycles in Malaysia

Ni Hsin EV Tech Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia-listed Ni Hsin Group Berhad, has on Tuesday launched its TAILG EBIXON electric vehicle (EV) motorcycles. The firm has unveiled two models of its TAILG EV motorcycles in the personal and commercial categories: the TAILG EBIXON BOLD and TAILG EBIXON TORQ.

Hong Kong brandtech group Gusto Collective expands to Japan

Gusto Collective, a Hong Kong-based brandtech firm, announced Tuesday the establishment of its operations in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The expansion is spurred on by accelerating market demand in the region for next-gen customer experiences and innovative technologies in the burgeoning Web3 space.

GoTo’s revenue rises 30 percent year on year to $375M in 3Q

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the Indonesia merged entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, announced Monday that its gross revenue up 30 percent year on year to Rp5.9 trillion ($375 million), above middle point of guidance range, as all segments registered growths. Meanwhile, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)…

Singapore’s Chinese media platform 7.5 Degree raises $ 1.4M in Pre-Series A Funding

Launched in 2017, the Singapore-based brand 7.5 Degree has been the first Chinese digital media that focus on Southeast Asia's new economy.

How good are Vietnamese tech talents and software developers?

Without running the risk of discriminating against other nationalities, I would argue that they are one of the best in the Southeast Asia region if not the best (generally speaking from my own experiences).

[event recap] Multilingual AI in the Era of Mobile Internet Indonesia (Jakarta Station)

Part of the 2022 IFLYTEK 1024 Developer Festival, the event in Jakarta is also co-organized by National Intelligence Voice Innovation Center and Huawei.

Singapore’s Kristal.AI secures $10M for its pre-series B funding round

Kristal.AI, a digital private wealth management platform based in Singapore, has raised over $10 million for its pre-series B funding round. The latest funding round has seen continued participation from the founders, existing investors such as Chiratae Ventures, Sanadhya family, Desai Family Office and brings in new investors such as Stride Ventures and…

China’s Xinghuo BIF appoints Malaysia’s MyEG to own and operate Xinghuo International Supernode

China’s national blockchain Xinghuo Blockchain Infrastructure and Facility (XInghuo BIF) has inked an agreement with Malaysian listed digital services firm MY E.G. Services Bhd (MyEG) for MyEG to own and operate the Xinghuo International Supernode (Malaysia) to connect China blockchain to global markets.

Meet the top 3 impactful start-ups of JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022

Bell Society, CarbonEthics, and Surplus are the three selected start-ups to join JICA NINJA accelerator program 2022.

Choco Up partners Dream Impact to unlock $5M funding access for social enterprises

Choco Up, a Hong Kong-based revenue-based financing and growth platform, has announced its partnership with Dream Impact, Hong Kong's largest network of social enterprises and impact ventures. In support of Dream Impact's capital services, Choco Up aims to deploy up to $5 million in non-dilutive booster capital to help social enterprises and ventures across…