EMERGE Group EMERGE Group, a Singapore-based commercialization partner for brands and content creators, has secured US$2.2 million in a seed funding round. The round was jointly led by Farquhar Venture…
Dear Pro Member, The new development does not bode well for the listed F88. The HCMC offices of the financial firm were raided by hundreds of police on Monday….
A recent report on Singapore’s venture finance landscape by DealStreetAsia and Enterprise SG stated that Singapore continued to dominate equity finance in Southeast Asia (SEA) throughout 2022, despite the slowdown…
Schooling, who has completed his two years of mandatory military service, was embroiled in a drug controversy last year. He tested negative for drugs, but confessed to consuming hashish abroad.
SEEK CEO (Asia) Peter Bithos (centre) with BCG Partner and Associate Director Sagar Goel (right) In their latest study What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew: Unlocking the Future of RecruitingSEEK…
Sea pioneers Greek owner Sea Pioneer Shipping has returned to Japan with an agreement to build three kamsarmax bulk carriers at Oshima Shipbuilding. Industry sources say the Vasilis Bacolitsas-led company…
Dear Pro Member, Last week I had a casual chat with a startup founder in Myanmar whose startup ecosystem is in dire straits. The COVID-19 outbreak, the February 2021 coup…
Jimmy How, CEO and co-founder of Involve Malaysia-based affiliate marketing platform Involve Asia has raised over US$10 million. Bintang Capital Partners, the PE arm of Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad,…
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hold a press conference after a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 22, 2023. Credit: Twitter/Menteri Luar Negeri Republic…
The US, Japan and South Korea consolidated their alliance to face North Korean threats USA, South Korea and Japanthey made a combined missile defense exercise in international waters of the…
The Philippines and Australia have agreed to formalize their “strategic” defense engagement through an annual meeting, their defense chiefs said Wednesday, as both countries look to counter Beijing’s growing military…
An H3 Dynamics airship under development Singapore-based H3 Dynamics is no longer a simple startup; it has grown to become a “mini-conglomerate” with four new independent companies, each run by…
500 Global’s partners in Southeast Asia Martin Cu, Saemin Ahn and Shahril Ibrahim Silicon Valley-based VC firm 500 Global has announced the appointment of Saemin Ahn, Shahril Ibrahim and Martin…
Wing Vasiksiri Solo-GP VC funds are gaining traction across the US, and Southeast Asia will also see the rise of such funds, according to Wing Vasiksiri, founder of WV Fund…
By: BA Hamzah Geopolitical tensions are rising again in the South China Sea, with Manila accusing a Chinese coast guard vessel of using a “weapons-grade laser” on February 6 to…