China’s Baozun sets up regional headquarters in Singapore
Baozun Inc., the leading e-commerce service partner that helps brands execute their e-commerce strategies in China, announced Thursday its new regional headquarters in Singapore, as it seeks to drive e-commerce innovation and bring a competitive advantage to brands in Southeast Asia (SEA).
Baozun said in a statement following its expansion into Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2013, the firm…
Viettel ‘Make-in-Vietnam’ Cloud Computing To Gain Market Share at Home
HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viettel Group officially launched the Viettel Cloud Ecosystem, affirming its position as the largest cloud computing service provider in Vietnam and enabling enterprise clients globally with personalized and specialized solutions, to accelerate enterprise-wide cloud enabled transformations. This event confirmed Vietnam's determination to ride global…
Guizhou: a decade of China’s big data valley
BEIJING, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report fromChina.org.cn on Guizhou, a Chinese province, becoming China's hub of big-data industry:
 
Guizhou is a province with marvelous mountains, unique climate conditions, and abundant renewable energy sources. In the past decade, Guizhou has transformed itself from an impoverished region into the front-runner of China's big…
Digital Pilipinas Festival gears towards an anti-fragile system in PH, ASEAN
Key leaders, stakeholders gather for Philippine FinTech Festival, World FinTech Festival
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Pilipinas Festival (DPF) kicks off a month-long celebration of ASEAN digital adoption to build an anti-fragile system, while strengthening the Philippines' regional presence in the technology space.
Digital Pilipinas Festival gears towards an…
Singapore’s Gomu raises $5M to power NFT liquidity incentives and commerce
Gomu, a non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure and liquidity enabler based in Singapore, has closed a $5 million seed round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Defiance Capital, Saison Capital.
Several angel investors including Carylyne Chan (former Chief Executive Officer at CoinMarketCap), Matthew Tan (Founder of Etherscan), Bobby Ong and TM Lee (Co-founders of CoinGecko), Mike Dudas…
World Trade Center® Businesses Gather in Guadalajara, Mexico to Discuss Logistics in Latin America
Event focused on the exchange of ideas to strengthen global value chains in foreign trade
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — a global network connecting over 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — hosted World Trade Center businesses across Latin America for the "Point WTC Guadalajara 2022: Logistics Challenges in…
South Korea’s CLASSUM lands $11M pre-Series B funding led by Dunamu & Partners
South Korea-based CLASSUM, which powers an interactive learning platform for corporations and universities, has completed its $11 million pre-Series B funding.
The investment was led by venture capital firm Dunamu & Partners with participation from Silicon Valley based Storm Ventures and Big Basin Capital, along with South Korean based VC Pearl Abyss Capital, CLASSUM said in a statement.…
Temu Expands Merchandise Selection to More Than 100 Product Categories to Cater to Diverse Customer Needs
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Temu, the online marketplace offering quality goods at hard-to-beat prices, is expanding its selection of merchandise to meet the wide-ranging needs of customers as it enters its second month of operation.
Temu user browsing the mobile online marketplace app on her smartphone.
Visitors to the Temu website (www.temu.com) and mobile apps can browse the…
AI-LINK Closes a New Strategic Round of Financing with Participation from AsiaInfo and Singtel Innov8
BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AI-LINK, a new digital infrastruture provider focused on industrial sites, recently announced the closing of a new strategic funding round led by AsiaInfo with participation from Singtel Innov8. The funds raised will be mainly used for product innovation and technology iteration, as well as rapid promotion and commercial deployment of new digital solutions…
Thailand’s Konvy raises $10M from Insignia Ventures
Thailand-based beauty e-commerce platform Konvy said Tuesday it has raised $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners in a Series A round.
Previously, Konvy had raised seed funding from Alpha Founders Capital and ECG Ventures Capital.
The 10 year old company said in a statement that it raised institutional venture funding as it seeks to accelerate the expansion of its omnichannel and…