The tougher scrutiny could dampen investment flows into the region.

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The comments came in the midst of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s India visit.

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A solid foothold in Indonesia is one of the important prerequisites for overseas expansion.

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Generation Z, or people born in the mid-to-late 90s or later, make up 30% of the population in the archipelago.

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An 80 per cent writedown on The We Co. has delivered some cold hard truths about Son's vulnerability.

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At 24 per cent of Indonesia’s GDP, the country’s logistics costs are among the highest in Southeast Asia.

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Instead of cashing in on the home-confined population, some food delivery apps have suspended operations.

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The opportunely timed sale gives Luckin a war chest to survive the hit to consumption from the epidemic.

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Alibaba can’t be included in the stock connect programme linking Hong Kong with the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges at present.

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CFO Maggie Wu told investors that China's retail and local consumer businesses would be hit hardest.

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The Japanese megabank and the Singapore-headquartered superapp get to plug gaps in their businesses.

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SGInnovate's head of venture investing Hsien-Hui Tong on top deep-tech investment trends in 2020.

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Modi has launched India’s biggest-ever asset sale, a $29 billion privatization drive that would help prop up the economy.

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The Japanese conglomerate plans to spend up to $4.8 billion to purchase as much as 7% of its own shares.

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The cost of protecting against the virus will fall disproportionately on the poor.

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The M&A wave is seen as startups begin to struggle with the virus' impact on their cashflows.

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SoftBank behaves more like a private equity firm than an angel investor: Its capital is really debt, and it likes to invest in rivals and force them to merge.

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What may be happening to the value of a private-equity portfolio in the COVID-19 crisis?

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Overall, if we can learn from history, there is a decent chance startups are in for a rough time ahead.

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Shares in Keppel DC REIT have recouped most of their March losses.

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"Covid-19 is redefining what uncertainty means," said Sequoia Capital India in its newsletter.

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General Motors Co is retreating from more markets outside of the United States and China.

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What we need is actually abundant exit opportunities for startups, not unicorns, writes Beacon VC investment manager Nat Wittayatanaseth.

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The bidding is shaping up as a battle between Dhanin Chearavanont's Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, Central Group, and beer-and-property magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's TCC Group.

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WeWork's SE Asia peers claim to have emerged largely unscathed with big expansion plans for this year.

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Bangkok Bank plans to acquire another Indonesian lender after buying a controlling stake in Indonesian Bank Permata.

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CP Group said it would fund the deal with cash flow from group companies and loans.

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The offices were shut for five days of cleaning after a Singapore employee, who previously visited the Bangkok office, tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Thai e-commerce startup Pomelo has appointed Piyanuch Limapornvanitch as the company’s Chief People Officer.

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Analysts also expressed concern about the huge debt CP All was taking on in this market environment.

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A consortium that includes SMBC and Kasikornbank is providing debt funding for the project.

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The Bangkok-listed company had planned to launch an IPO of the subsidiary in the first half of 2020.

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Demand for delivery services is skyrocketing across Asia as travel curbs keep more people at home.

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Omise dominates in Thailand thanks to its extensive relationships, but other markets pose more of a challenge.

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The anti-monopoly watchdog received complaints that food delivery platforms have increased their service fees for restaurants from 20% to up to 40%.

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The group will purchase Bien Hoa Packaging through a joint venture with top Japanese cardboard maker Rengo.

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The Thai firm expects to generate IRRs of around 17% from these projects over a period of 20 years.

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RISE said it will use the funds to expand beyond Thailand to Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Thai SCB is looking to issue loans up to $214 million over the next five years in Myanmar.

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The investment will be done through its unit Kasikorn Vision.

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Kiatnakin Bank was the country's tenth-largest commercial lender by assets in 2019. 

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The country’s largest retailer, Central Retail Corporation Pcl (CRC), was calling up previous customers.

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Kaidee offers over 30 categories of both new and second-hand goods and services.

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The total cost of the project is estimated at $285 million.

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The pandemic could cast a long shadow, permanently changing how companies spend money, sell goods and run their businesses.

Tentatively, parts of Europe are emerging from lockdown, with France and Belgium joining the list of countries easing measures on Monday, amid fears of a second coronavirus wave.

As France begins to lift its eight-week Covid-19 lockdown, the government is stepping up efforts to ‘protect, test and isolate’. But many still fear a second wave.  

My dad and I went from despair and frustration to pandemonium after Lionel Messi struck in style at the death

The Argentinian radio journalist Alejandro Fantino shouted “We are a disaster” in the 89th minute. He was right. The match that most had expected to be a rout was turning into a historic upset.

Argentina were as bad as Iran were good. Gonzalo Higuaín, Sergio Agüero and Ángel Di María were not working as a front three while the Asian champions were performing especially well at the back. Carlos Queiroz, Iran’s manager, appeared to have perfected the defensive formula that had plagued Argentina during the qualifiers: a parked bus and Lionel Messi well under control.