10 of our hottest tech stories, lists, and features for your weekend reading

Things are still moving fast in Asia as the northern hemisphere warms up and June approaches. Stay up to date with all of our biggest stories from the past week.

1. Ecommerce giant Rakuten now has its own cafe in Japan, and it looks pretty snazzy

Rakuten is jumping on the bandwagon with the launch of Rakuten CAFE, a cozy eatery that doubles as a playground for all-things-Rakuten.

2. In China, there’s now a “Xiaomi of condoms” startup. And it just got $5M in funding

The company hopes it can distinguish itself by zero-ing in on giving customers what they want, when they want it – that’s where the Xiaomi legacy starts to show.

3. In Hong Kong, prominent angel investor’s dealings raise red flags

According to sources familiar with the situation, Jong Lee is currently involved in a series of civil lawsuits both in Hong Kong and abroad.

4. Alibaba to sink $250M into SingPost, Singapore’s postal service, in an effort to clinch Southeast Asia

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba announced today that it has purchased a 10 percent stake in SingPost, Singapore’s national postal service, for S$312.5 million (about US$250 million).

5. Apple opens office in Indonesia

The Apple office is located at the World Trade Center II building in Jakarta – the same building as Baidu Indonesia and Intel Indonesia.

Lists

1. A portrait of China’s biggest tech CEOs: visionaries, copycats, and playboys

We interviewed about a dozen native Chinese people in Beijing to find out a) who they saw as their entrepreneurial celebrities and b) what they thought of them.

Features