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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Rise of Eastern Entertainment.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. According to Asian Development Bank, Covid-19 pushed 4.7

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Starting Up In Singapore (Part I) – Product/Market Fit

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The business may either start in Singapore and quickly venture outwards OR it starts in a larger regional market e.g. Indonesia from day one. As a startup in Asia, the top 2 markets to start from are China , and India. MENASSEA includes countries below. [Tip: How do you know what are you? Enterprise. Consumer Facing B2C.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

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However, this primarily applies to businesses within China and India, where these big firms reside, as they rarely invest in startups outside of those two countries. As I touched on before, China and India have the most mature VC communities. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms.

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Mobile Community mig33 Announces Developer Program And Partnerships

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mig33 , one of the world’s largest mobile-first communities, earlier this week announced its new developer program, releasing a slew of resources for developers that want to build social games and apps for its 50 million registered users. “They also have an engaged community ready to embrace social gaming,&# he adds.

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[Competition] Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

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Seven finalists will be chosen to participate in an online development program, as well as invited for a two-day accelerator workshop at Cambridge University, UK, where expert help and professional guidance is provided to help them develop their ideas.

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[Singapore] LinkedIn Hits 1 Million Users In Singapore

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Singapore is the fourth market in Southeast Asia to surpass the 1-million mark, after Malaysia (1+ million), Indonesia (1.5+ This compares to Asia Pacific markets such as Australia (4+ million), India (19+ million), and China (3+ million). million) and the Philippines (1.5+

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