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Jack Ma’s fintech giant Ant: a brief history of its Southeast Asia empire building

Here’s what Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial) has done so far.

China’s iQiyi ramps up Southeast Asia expansion

Netflix battle means better localization needed, it says.

New VC focuses on Southeast Asia’s women-led startups

Her Capital launched its first fund this week.

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So Singapore is in recession. Here’s why startups shouldn’t despair

History shows that a bad economy doesn’t mean doom and gloom.

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Here’s how Singapore turns AI research into real-world ‘smart city’ tech

Seven experts explain Singapore's "smart city" progress and where AI is taking us next.

Billionaire Li Ka-shing behind ambitious new Southeast Asia digital bank

The upcoming digital bank is busy making acquisitions.

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Second time lucky? Vaniday relaunches

The Singapore salon-booking app now has more services and a mall. Plus, a new CEO.

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The startup doing virtual fitness before it was cool

Pre-Covid, 42Race wanted to make running and workouts more accessible. And now that’s paying off.

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Ex-Grab employees get series A funding for 4-month-old AI startup

The AI startup is serving up localized data to major clients.