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Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more

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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more

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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

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Semiconductors

The Chinese tech company is spending billions, snapping up talent in its battle against the US crackdown.

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&D center in Shanghai | KrASIA

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&#038;D center in Shanghai

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OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India's largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

OYO Rooms, commonly known as OYO, is India&#8217;s largest hospitality company, consisting mainly of budget hotels. It was founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal and has since grown to over 12,000 hotels in 337 cities in India, Malaysia, UAE, Nepal, China and Indonesia.

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OYO will compete with key players in Europe's vacation rental market like 9flats, Airbnb, Expedia, and FlipKey.

India's OYO invests USD 330 million to boost its European presence | KrASIA

India&#8217;s OYO invests USD 330 million to boost its European presence

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Southeast Asia and the Middle East are crucial to OYO's international expansion, according to founder Ritesh Agarwal.

OYO appoints CEO for Southeast Asia and Middle East | KrASIA

OYO appoints CEO for Southeast Asia and Middle East

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Thu Huong Le

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

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OYO wants to expand to 10 Vietnamese cities by 2020

OYO officially launched in Vietnam, commits USD 50 million investment | KrASIA

OYO officially launched in Vietnam, commits USD 50 million investment

Its cachet hasn't quite translated in the country.

Fast-expanding OYO faces financing impasse and distrust in China | KrASIA

Fast-expanding OYO faces financing impasse and distrust in China

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Song Jingli

The company says it has "zero tolerance for underperformance."

OYO China lays off more than 1,000 staff members | KrASIA

OYO China lays off more than 1,000 staff members

Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

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The Indian hotel operator now has partnerships in place with both of China’s two largest online travel agencies.

OYO follows Ctrip partnership with Meituan tie-up | KrASIA

OYO follows Ctrip partnership with Meituan tie-up

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OYO China CFO explains its Chinese models for hotel operation and profitability

OYO China CFO: We’ll have clear models for hotel operation and profitability | KrASIA

OYO China CFO: We’ll have clear models for hotel operation and profitability

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GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

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Grab and OYO tie up to explore Indonesian market.

Grab to make its first investment in India by putting $100m in hotel chain OYO | KrASIA

Grab to make its first investment in India by putting $100m in hotel chain OYO

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SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

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Softbank Vision Fund

China is a huge market for India-based budget hotel operator OYO Rooms, which just raised its biggest fundraising round yet.

India's Oyo confirms $1b fundraise, more than half to be spent on China business | KrASIA

India&#8217;s Oyo confirms $1b fundraise, more than half to be spent on China business

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OYO

India’s OYO invests USD 330 million to boost its European presence