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The shutdown is affecting around 1.4 million people in the Rakhine and Chin states.

Civil society groups urge Myanmar government to restore internet in Rakhine and Chin | KrASIA

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Civil society groups urge Myanmar government to restore internet in Rakhine and Chin

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

Viettel, the country’s largest teleco, publicly said that it will not adopt Huawei’s 5G technology.

Vietnam grants 5G commercial test licenses to Viettel, MobiFone | KrASIA

Vietnam grants 5G commercial test licenses to Viettel, MobiFone

KBZ Bank launches inbound cross-border remittance

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Only USD 2.8 billion was being transferred through formal remittance channels last year, with around USD 5.2 billion being left out every year.

Myanmar’s KBZ Bank launches inbound cross-border remittance | KrASIA

Myanmar’s KBZ Bank launches inbound cross-border remittance

Pomelo's e-commerce sales grew 250% since the pandemic

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Creative

Fashion

Q&amp;A

Producing inspiring content and building a community are the next big trends in the fashion retail sector, says Pomelo's CEO.

'Our e-commerce business grew 250% from the lockdown': Q&A with Pomelo CEO David Jou | KrASIA

&#8216;Our e-commerce business grew 250% from the lockdown&#8217;: Q&#038;A with Pomelo CEO David Jou

Investment

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

Singapore

The region's digital economy is expected to reach USD 100 billion by 2025.

Singapore’s Beamstart launches USD 10 million fund to invest in Southeast Asian early-stage startups | KrASIA

Singapore’s Beamstart launches USD 10 million fund to invest in Southeast Asian early-stage startups

The proptech sector is “here to stay,” says Instahome CEO Eric Tan.

Catcha Group CEO Patrick Grove launches new home rental platform in Malaysia | KrASIA

Catcha Group CEO Patrick Grove launches new home rental platform in Malaysia

Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round

Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry. 

AR/VR

Video

Paronym offers a SaaS platform named TIG, which allows users to tag info onto objects in videos.

Japanese startup Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round to expand presence in Thailand | KrASIA

Japanese startup Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round to expand presence in Thailand

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Food Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Thailand’s online food delivery market revenue is expected to reach USD 275 million in 2020.

Thai Siam Commercial Bank launches new food delivery platform | KrASIA

Thai Siam Commercial Bank launches new food delivery platform

Tech firms need to protect the cloud, Horangi CEO says

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Security

"Businesses should make decisions with security in mind, instead of solely growth," says Hadjy.