Funding marks next step of firmâs expansion into global marketsÂ
Cocoon Capital, Entrepreneur First & Michael Gryseels participated in this round PixCap, a web-based 3D design platform that allows users to find, create and export 3D designs in minutes announced its US$2.8 million (RM12 million) seed funding led by Surge, the rapid…Continue Reading
A type of durian unique to the southern border province of Yala has been given official geographical indication (GI) designation, which should help sales and increase growers’ income, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Sinit Lertkrai.Continue Reading
When the history of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is written, it’s unclear how much there will be to say that is positive. After spending more than US$1 trillion to build a network of infrastructure projects across emerging-market countries designed to connect large portions of the global economy to Beijing, cracks are beginning to […]Continue Reading
The United States, Canada and Britain are facing an ever-deepening opioid crisis that is destroying lives, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem is staggering, and it continues to accelerate at a pace that may soon undermine social stability across much of the West. According to the National Center for Health Statistics of the […]Continue Reading
According to a report by palm oil farmers union SPKS, the country’s palm oil conglomerations raked in over $1 billion in profits from biodiesel subsidies, while local smallholders continue to struggle under the terms of a new biodiesel policy
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TOKYO – Rumors that Bank of Japan “tapering” will wreck China’s 2023 – or Asia’s trajectory more broadly – seem greatly exaggerated as the Japanese government leans toward naming a dovish central-bank head. News that deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya is favored to replace the retiring Haruhiko Kuroda is already sending the yen lower. It belies […]Continue Reading
Oversubscribed round was led by Japan-based VC, Real Tech HoldingsÂ
Will to up 200MWh production capacity and scale up manufacturing VFlowTech, a Singapore-based provider of vanadium-based redox flow batteries, has raised US$10 million (RM43 million) in a Series A funding round.Â
Led by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings, the oversubscribed round was participated…Continue Reading
Verra – one of the world’s largest carbon crediting programmes that NEA signed a deal with – was said to be issuing “phantom” carbon credits, according to a recent media report.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI: Marvel’s superheroes began their return to China’s massive movie market after an apparent ban of nearly four years on Tuesday, with fans streaming into cinemas to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The Disney-owned studio’s hugely popular franchises have been absent from Chinese screens since 2019, with no explanation. MarvelContinue Reading
Part of the largest untapped natural gas deposit lies within China’s claimed “nine-dash line”, fuelling fears it may try to intervene in Indonesia’s exploration and extraction, says this writer.Continue Reading