SoftBank’s self-driving bus project pulls in $4.6M to push for 2020 commercialization

 SoftBank is doubling down on its self-driving bus project in Japan. SB Drive, an entity created last…

Tencent leads $350M investment in Chinese photo/streaming app Kuaishou

 Earlier this month, we reported that China-based photo app firm Kuaishou is gearing up for an IPO…

Singapore’s Carro lands $12M to expand its auto listings business to vehicle financing

 Singapore-based auto classifieds Carro has a double whammy of news today — it has moved into…

The News Lens raises Series B to challenge Asia’s traditional media companies

 The News Lens, an online journalism startup that aims to be the voice of reason in…

Amazon delays its entry into Southeast Asia

 Amazon has postponed its much-anticipated entry into Southeast Asia. The company initially planned to launch local…

Alibaba plays politics with new cross-border e-commerce initiative in Malaysia

 Alibaba is planting another flagpost in Southeast Asia. Unlike its $1 billion acquisition of Lazada last year,…

Tencent posts $21.9 billion in annual revenue, its highest growth since 2012

 Tencent may be more than a decade old but the Chinese internet giant continues to grow…

Apple’s drops AIDS charity branding for its red iPhone in China

 iPhone enthusiasts the world over were given a new slab of glass to lust over yesterday after…