Issue #071: EVs in Singapore, SPACs in HK, agri-tech in China, NFTs in Australia…
Asia’s tech, startup and funding news in brief, drawn from South & SE Asia, Australia & NZ, with wider-world items for reference. Get the app here
Singapore: QuickCharge, allowing owners of electric vehicle chargers to to become ‘energy merchants’ — vulcanpost.com
Over 30 users have setup QuickCharge’s EV chargers on their own premises for personal and commercial use, and the firm wants more to join…
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing considering listing of blank-check shell corporations — SPACs — asia.nikkei.com
HKEX, however, proposes to take a more cautious approach than Singapore or the U.S., the main hub for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)…
China: Pinduoduo launches 10 Billion Agriculture Initiative to boost sustainable agri-tech and digitization — www.greenqueen.com.hk
Another part of the campaign will include running the firm’s flagship Smart Agriculture Competition, which aims to foster new talent and innovation that will “help farmers boost productivity and income…
Australia: Immutable raises $60M with Ethereum-based NFT games platform and tools enabling AML, KYC and more — venturebeat.com
The company also recently unveiled it will issue a $GODS token. It will give them out or sell them to players so they can have a voice in how the studio runs the game. At launch, $GODS will operate as a…
India: A look at MG’s moves with the Astor model, L2 autonomous driving and car-as-a-platform services — www.techcircle.in
The MG Astor is all set to become the first affordable car in India to support level 2 autonomous driving. Smart driving aside, the Astor is also unlike most cars on Indian roads since it aims to transform a car into…
South Korea: Last month, gov’t committed to support country’s high-tech and entrepreneurial ventures — en.yna.co.kr
“Support for venture investment will further increase,” he added. “The government will also create a new fund worth 1TN won in order to expand the high-risk early stage of investment in startups.”
China: The winners of TechNode’s OTEC-Emerge Technology Awards, working in fintech, blockchain… — technode.com
OTEC-Emerge Technology Awards shortlisted innovative tech startups in three areas of smart mobility, fintech, and e-commerce. QCraft, a US and China-based self-driving startup, won the Rising…
South Korea: An intro to Popping Car, rental and sharing service incorporating full-vehicle advertising — www.koreatechdesk.com
Korean car-sharing startup Popping Car is bringing commuter convenience with benefits for advertisers through its platform. The startup provides a basic…
China: Didi ride-hail giant soon to launch in Lagos, Nigeria, building on presence in 17 countries globally — techcabal.com
On average, 156 million people a month used Didi in China in the first quarter of 2021, compared with 98 million for Uber worldwide. Didi handled 25 million rides a day in China during that…
Download: Australian Cyber Security Centre Annual Cyber Threat Report, 2020 to 2021 (pdf) — www.cyber.gov.au
The report highlights the key cyber threats affecting Australian systems and networks, and uses strategic assessments, statistics, trends analysis, and case studies to describe the nature, scale, scope and…
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