Top news of the week: 28.10.2022.
Hong Kong SaaS start-up WATI collects US$23 million in funding from Shopify, Tiger Global in bets on Southeast Asia growth
WATI becomes the latest Hong Kong-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up to collect new funding from big-name global investors.
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Great Wall Motor Chairman Accelerates Layout in New Energy Fields
Compared with the heads of other Chinese auto firms, Wei Jianjun, Founder and Chairman of Great Wall Motor (GWM), tends to operate in a very low-key manner, but the new energy business map ...
Starbucks gave China a taste for coffee, now must brew growth in pandemic-altered market where rivals smell opportunity
Starbucks opened its 6,000th China store in September, but faces new domestic and international rivals in a saturated market where the pandemic altered the competitive dynamics.
Chinese Chip Startup Biren Technology Cuts Staff Due to TSMC Supply Suspension
News emerged on October 23 that one-third of Chinese startup Biren Technology's employees will be laid off because Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has decided to suspend ...
A MESSAGE FROM THE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
The news is out! Join the Financial Technology Association’s inaugural Fintech Summit: Shaping the Future of Finance, produced in partnership with Protocol. Taking place in Washington, D.C ...
Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt
Journalist Fannin (Tech Titans of China) delivers a spirited account of her road trip through the Midwest to survey the region’s...
China’s Great Wall Motor announces chipmaking subsidiary
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor is planning to set up a fully-owned semiconductor subsidiary to foster its own chip design and manufacturing with a