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Companies that can get out of their leases discover a new cost-cutting measure.

By locally manufacturing the world’s most sought-after test kits, the company has been able to reduce testing costs by one-third.

Coffee brands are diversifying, adding non-coffee drinks with herbs such as turmeric, ginger, and tamarind.

As labor costs rise and demand is down, the relationship between Meituan and merchants has become strained, echoing resentment against Taobao in its early days.

The Malaysian proptech specialist already expanded to Vietnam and plans to open in Jakarta soon.

Indonesia’s tech companies need to step up their security game, while the regulator has to be more stringent in protecting consumer data.

In gaming, Tencent launched “Arena of Valor” to Middle East players while Play3arabi and China’s Wafa Games partnered to arabize “Swords of Glory”.

Founded in 2019, the CVC firm wants to formulate partnerships between startups and MUFG’s ecosystem.