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Indonesia's Go-Jek poised for imminent Southeast Asia expansion

Indonesianride-hailingandonlinepaymentcompanyGo-JekissettoannounceitsfirstexpansiontoanothercountryinSoutheastAsiainthe“nextfewweeks”,accordingtoaninternalcompa

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Alibaba and Tencent are carving up Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

Twoglobaltechforcesareputtingtheirmark—andmoney—intoSoutheastAsia’snascentstartupecosystem,buttheymaynotbetheWesternnamesthatyouexpect.RatherthanGoogle,Facebook

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Grab, Uber's SEAsia rival, to raise $2.5 billion from Didi, SoftBank

Grab,UberTechnologiesInc'sbiggestride-hailingcompetitorinSoutheastAsia,saiditexpectstoraise$2.5billioninitslatestfinancingroundthatwillhelpbolsteritsleadingposi

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Grab, Uber's SEAsia rival, to raise $2.5 billion from Didi,SoftBank,etc.

Grab,UberTechnologiesInc'sbiggestride-hailingcompetitorinSoutheastAsia,saiditexpectstoraise$2.5billioninitslatestfinancingroundthatwillhelpbolsteritsleadingposi

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Alibaba to invest US$ 1 billion more in S'pore e-commerce startup Lazada

China'stechgiantAlibabaannouncedWednesdayitwillinvestanotheronebillionUSdollarsinSingapore-basede-commercestartupLazada,therebyincreasingitsstakefrom51to83perce

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Asean internet economy worth $50B, home to 230M digital consumers

SoutheastAsia'sdigitaleconomyisnowworthmorethanUS$50billion,butremainshighlyfragmentedwithmultipleplayersbattlingfortheincreasinglylucrativeregion.Fuelledlargel

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Alibaba-Amazon brawl looms on SE Asia

US major set to challenge Chinese behemoth's Lazada platform in regional online shopping

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U.S. issues Zika special travel considerations for 11 Southeast Asian countries

​The U.S. government on Thursday issued Zika virus-related special travel considerations for Southeast Asia, recommending pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel to 11 countries in this region.

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China to assist in SE Asian upgrade

China is willing to help drive industrial upgrading in Southeast Asian nations in the form of direct investment, projects, technological cooperation, and imports and exports of equipment, Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Sunday.

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Southeast Asia a likely target for IS terror attacks: Aussie PM

Southeast Asia is the likely location for the next mass-casualty terrorist attack on Australian citizens, the nation's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday.

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Pockets of opportunity still exist in Southeast Asian

​While the performance of Southeast Asian equities was as hazy as in most part of the region under a blanket of toxic haze in the past few weeks, analysts said there are still opportunities for buyers across the bourses of the region.

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Philippine president says ASEAN to extend "collective" assistance to Nepal

​Philippine president said Tuesday that ASEAN countries have agreed to extend "collective" assistance to Nepal, instead of doing it one by one.

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ASEAN meeting against illegal drugs held in Philippines

​The Philippines hosted Tuesday a regional cooperation meeting aimed to consolidate and strengthen efforts in control and prevention of drug problems in the Southeast Asian region.

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WHO bats for higher tobacco taxes in Southeast Asia

The World Health Organization- Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO-WPRO) and the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) on Thursday called for increasing taxes on tobacco products to discourage smoking in Southeast Asia.