9 Best Articles in 2021
TechCrunch
The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia
TechCrunch
5 min read · 21 saves · From 2016 · I have spent most of my life living and traveling in Southeast Asia; the last two years as the mentor to Asian startups. Southeast Asia — home to 620 million people across 11 countries …
The New York Times
Asia Argento, Who Accused Weinstein, Made Deal With Her Own Accuser
The New York Times
7 min read · 33 saves · From 2018 · The actress and director Asia Argento, among the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein, arranged to pay an actor after he said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, documents show.
TechCrunch
Uber has already made billions from its exits in China, Russia and Southeast Asia
TechCrunch
5 min read · 10 saves · 2019-04-11 · Uber’s exits from China, Russia and Southeast Asia were billed as failures from the company, but the ride-sharing giant has already made billions on paper from those moves, according to its IPO…
In Economy
The Conversation
How Asia Transformed From The Poorest Continent In World Into A Global Economic Powerhouse
The Conversation
4 min read · 28 saves · 2019-10-18 · Deepak Nayyar · As a hugely diverse continent, one thing has united Asia in the last 50 years: economic development.
TIME
Why Face Masks Are Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S.
TIME
5 min read · 28 saves · 2020-03-12 · While wearing a mask in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak is second nature to people in parts of Asia, health experts in the West suggest otherwise
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16 Ways QR Codes are Being Used in China
a16z
5 min read · 68 saves · From 2017 · We’ve talked a lot about the rise of QR codes in Asia, but they may now finally be moving from being a “joke” to being more widely adopted in other places as well. Simply put, QR codes let you…
WIRED
Jakarta Is Sinking. Now Indonesia Has to Find a New Capital
WIRED
4 min read · 30 saves · 2019-05-02 · By 2050, 95 percent of North Jakarta could be submerged. Blame rising seas, but also the fact that the city is sinking 10 inches a year.
In Future
BBC Future
How China could shape the future of technology
BBC Future
8 min read · 143 saves · 2020-11-19 · One of the world’s fastest-growing apps, TikTok could usher in an era where Asia – not Silicon Valley – leads the tech industry. That change could be transformative.
The Wall Street Journal
A Browser You’ve Never Heard of Is Dethroning Google in Asia
The Wall Street Journal
83 saves · From 2018 · A mobile browser rarely used in the West, UC Browser, has outflanked Google’s Chrome in some of Asia’s fastest-growing markets, giving owner Alibaba Group an advantage in the race for the next…
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The Wall Street Journal
Scientists Investigate Whether Exposure to Earlier Coronavirus Helped Asia Fight Covid-19
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · 11 saves · 2020-12-05 · Some researchers are taking a closer look at a theory to explain why East Asia has experienced fewer cases and deaths from Covid-19 than the U.S. and Europe.
asia.nikkei.com
The next wave of globalization: Asia in the cockpit
asia.nikkei.com
~12 min read · Jan 13th · Four years ago, the Trump administration came into office promising to bring back industrial jobs from Asia and revitalize America's manufacturing foundation. He pledged to slash the country's trade…
The New York Times
‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, Pro-Democracy Forces Worry About Biden
The New York Times
6 min read · 2020-11-30 · Hannah Beech · The president-elect’s aim of returning normalcy to foreign policy has spooked human rights defenders in Asia, who see President Trump as someone who confronted dictators.
CNBC
Some Asia-Pacific markets soared over 30% in 2020 — others dropped more than 10%
CNBC
2 min read · 2020-12-31 · Eustance Huang · In a has been a mixed year for Asia-Pacific's markets as countries around the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic crippled economies globally.
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World Economic Forum
In 2020 Asia will have the world's largest GDP. Here's what that means
World Economic Forum
3 min read · 23 saves · 2019-12-20 · By 2030, Asia will contribute roughly 60% of global growth with the bulk of that coming from China, India and developing markets throughout South-East Asia.
TechCrunch
Grab, the Uber rival in Southeast Asia, is now officially also a digital payments company
TechCrunch
6 min read · 18 saves · From 2017 · Grab is best known for rivaling Uber in Southeast Asia, but today the company took a major step into becoming a fintech player, too. That's because the..
The New York Times
Opinion | The End of Babies
The New York Times
~17 min read · 65 saves · 2019-11-16 · From Scandinavia to East Asia, fertility rates are falling and families are shrinking. Has modern life become hostile to reproduction?
Forbes
Tricks Of A Crypto Trader: Meet Asia's Hottest Crypto Hedge Fund
Forbes
7 min read · 22 saves · From 2018 · How did an IT salesman and his buddies turn a bitcoin-trading sideline into the hottest crypto-asset management firm in Asia?
Guardian Tech
'Accidental hero' finds kill switch to stop spread of ransomware cyber-attack
Guardian Tech
8 min read · 63 saves · From 2017 · Move by @malwaretechblog came too late for Europe and Asia, but people in the US were given more time to develop immunity to the attack
fintechnews.sg
77% Consumers in Asia Pacific Prefers to Bank Digitally
fintechnews.sg
1 min read · 14 saves · 2019-08-07 · Digital-Only Banks Insurers . Consumers in Asia Pacific are some of the most advanced when it comes to digital engagement with financial services, with seventy-three percent of consumers believing…
The New Yorker
A New Silk Road
The New Yorker
5 min read · 42 saves · From 2018 · China is investing billions in building pathways to Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
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Europe's fintechs are heading to Asia, but they're in for a tough ride
Sifted
4 min read · 22 saves · 2020-09-11 · Isabel Woodford · More and more European fintechs are expanding to Asia - but how easy is it to penetrate a market already accustomed to digital wallets?
