Malaysia’s Exabytes partners with China’s Huawei Cloud to provide cloud-first smart solutions
Malaysia-based all-in-one business cloud, digital, and e-commerce solutions provider Exabytes said Monday it continues to expand its capabilities by establishing a partnership with Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia), offering cloud infrastructure-platform-and-software-as-a-service (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) systems to boost the digital transformation journey for businesses in the…
Malaysia’s TNG eWallet raises $168M funding led by Lazada
Touch ‘n Go Group announced Monday that TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, the owner and operator of Malaysia’s largest eWallet company Touch ‘n Go eWallet, has raised MYR750 million ($168.39 million) from its latest round of equity funding.
This funding round was led by a new investment in TNG Digital by Lazada Group and a follow-on investment by TNG Digital’s current shareholder and parent company Touch…
J&T Express celebrates Its fourth anniversary in Vietnam
Global logistics service provider J&T Express celebrates its fourth anniversary in Vietnam, marking four years of extensive expansion of its domestic network since its launch in Vietnam in July 2018. At present, J&T Express Vietnam provides nationwide coverage through network partners at more than 1,900 courier depots.
From the provision of regular services such as J&T Standard…
HR automation platform Omni HR raises USD 2.4mn pre-seed funding from Alpha JWC Ventures & Picus Capital to digitize employee management in SE Asia
SINGAPORE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HR automation platform, Omni HR today announced it has recently closed USD 2.4 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by Alpha JWC Ventures and Picus Capital, with participation from FEBE Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Ratio Ventures, and Frances Kang at Horizons Ventures. This round was also supported by a number of prominent angel…
NetEase Releases Diablo® Immortal™ in China on iOS and Android on July 25
HANGZHOU, China, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company") today announced that it has officially launched the highly anticipated Diablo® Immortal™ in the Chinese market on iOS and Android mobile platforms on July 25. The latest instalment of the highly popular action role playing game series Diablo was co-developed by NetEase and…
Chinese Beauty Giant S’Young Acquires EviDenS de Beauté, Marking a New Height of CP Cooperation
SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 17, S'Young Group Co., Ltd. (S'Young, the Company) (300740.SZ) officially announced an equity acquisition agreement with EviDenS de Beauté, a French luxury skin care brand. EviDenS de Beauté retains independent operation of the brand and the team after the acquisition.
Chinese Beauty Giant S'Young Acquires French luxury skincare brand EviDenS de…
Pickupp And NUS collaborate to develop solutions aimed at revolutionising the Logistics Industry
The Institute of Operations Research & Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore and Pickupp, an on-demand delivery platform, have recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement for a two-year project. The project aims to set a new benchmark in logistic and fulfilment efficiency.
The collaboration aims to optimise and improve logistical efficiencies in two main research…
LANEIGE ranks #1 in Beauty & Personal Care for Amazon Prime Day 2022
SEOUL, South Korea, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known globally as skincare's true hydration expert, LANEIGE has recently been experiencing fast growth in the US thanks to its effective, innovative, and delightfully imaginative products with smart formulas in satisfying textures, and iconic bestsellers like the Lip Sleeping Mask and Water Sleeping Mask.
LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask (Berry) topped…
Brinc partners DayDayCook to invest $10M in food technology companies
Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate, and DayDayCook, a Hong Kong-based content-to-commerce culinary platform, announced Thursday a commitment of $10 million to invest in food technology companies that are developing the sustainable, animal-free, global food ecosystem and scaling commercialization in Greater China and Asia.
Brinc said in a…
Bezos-backed Ula wants to help digitalize MSMEs in Indonesia. Here’s how. [Q&A]
Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula came into the limelight in October last year when Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos's family office joined its Series B funding round, marking the billionaire's first-ever investment in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce space.
Ula announced then that it has secured $87 million in Series B funding round co-led by Dutch tech investment firm Prosus Ventures, China-based tech…