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India

India’s Paytm stumbles after dream market debut

by KS Kumar March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

After pulling off the largest initial share sale ever in India, it has been a downhill ride for digital payments startup Paytm. The stock of its parent One97 Communications Ltd has slumped 71% since its market debut on November 18 last year. Its latest round of woes started after the Reserve Bank of India barred […]

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Is SoftBank pulling the plug on Alibaba?

by William Pesek February 8, 2022February 10, 2022

China

China’s next big regulatory clampdown: EdTech

by Chloe Lim June 22, 2021July 3, 2021

What might China demand to let Arm go to NVIDIA?

by Scott Foster September 14, 2020September 15, 2020

India, South Asia

India’s Oyo to shed 2000 jobs

by KS Kumar December 20, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Caninoid robots that have gone viral ‘not evil’

by Jules Bonnard November 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to a speaker at the India-Japan annual summit on September 14, 2017. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump, perennial problems, nudge Japan away from China

by William Pesek October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

SoftBank Group chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia

SoftBank, others to invest $1 billion in Indian startup

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A sign advertising the mobile-phone payment system Paytm at a roadside stall in Mumbai. Photo: AFP

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Warren Buffett ‘set to pick up stake in India’s Paytm’

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

The homepage of Ping An Good Doctor, a Chinese online health consultation and management platform.

AT Finance, China, Singapore, South Asia

Ping An Good Doctor to work with Grab in Southeast Asia

by Asia Times staff August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

SoftBank Group chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son. Photo: AFP

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Softbank to invest $60 billion in India’s solar power plants

by Asia Times staff June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

ARM to cede control of China operation in $775-million deal

by Asia Times staff June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A circuit board for smart devices. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, United Kingdom, World

The technological ARMs war over ‘Made in China 2025’

by Gordon Watts May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, India, Singapore, South Asia, World

Flipkart co-founder, SoftBank exit after Walmart takeover

by Asia Times staff May 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Global domination?
SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Decoding Softbank’s mercurial chief, Masayoshi Son

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 16, 2018February 18, 2020