Japan’s RareJob makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s edutech firm Dream Viet Education
RareJob, an online ESL (English as a second language) school, has signed a capital alliance agreement with Dream Viet Education…
Farmacare raises seed funding to provide a pharmacy biz management solution in Indonesia
The Farmacare team Farmacare, which helps community pharmacies in Indonesia be more competitive and provide better services for their neighbourhood,…
Vietnam’s stock trading app Anfin nets US$510K from early investor of Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack
Anfin CEO Phuoc Tran Anfin, a Vietnam-based stock trading app for retail investors, has raised US$510,000 from Global Founders Capital…
Protecting the vulnerable in an emerging cashless economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses and consumers to increasingly utilise the internet for most goods and services, resulting in…
Ecosystem Roundup: GoTo to receive US$400M from Abu Dhabi fund, Vertex mulling to launch US$150M SPAC
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to inject US$400M into GoTo’s pre-IPO round According to a report of August, GoTo was set…
More women should command UN peacekeeping missions, according to the UAE. : MiddleEastNews
The UAE ambassador to the UN, Lana Nusseibeh, expressed her dissatisfaction with the fact that women held only eight of…
Are retail malls dead? Time for big tech to disrupt landlords at their own game
Physical retailing is not dead, so long as retailers develop innovative ways to create a memorable experience for consumers. Malls…