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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

YoungUpstarts

Aziz: RIM has over 300,000 registered developers globally. RIM is dedicated to working with the developer community in taking their feedback, along with other information and prioritize it as the platform and development process is further refined. BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year.

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[Review] How Asian Women Lead

YoungUpstarts

Subtitled Lessons for Global Corporations , the book embraces cross-cultural storytelling in its approach. Akiko Ito – a Japanese social entrepreneur who left her family in Japan to travel the world, was driven to contribute to charitable causes by founding a global NGO, and who adopted a “life is a game” philosophy.

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S. Game Design.

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Announcing our investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform

Version One Ventures

seed round , alongside Third Kind Venture Capital, SPEILLLP , Sancus Ventures, 500 Global, and Balaji Srinivasan. The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is one of the most interesting use cases for the blockchain, gaining momentum inside both crypto and traditional finance communities.

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These Are The Most Exciting FinTechs To Emerge In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

The countries are Singapore (490 FinTechs), Indonesia (262 FinTechs), Malaysia (196 FinTechs), Thailand (128 FinTechs), Philippines (115 FinTechs), and Vietnam (77 FinTechs). One major force driving the growth of the global financial service industry is e-commerce. MoMo has gained over 2.5 million customers in Vietnam.

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Ecosystem for success: the key ingredients to attract an early-stage investor

The Startup Magazine

It is recognized as the global heart of innovation. The digital age has led to an increasingly competitive environment for the start-up community, especially in technology. He is the Founder and former CEO of Wind Energy Holdings in Thailand. They are passionate and share the core values and vision with me.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. For many visitors to Thailand, a trip to Bangkok’s famed Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the highlights of their holiday. Serving the community by looking beyond it. Serving the community by looking beyond it.