I broke out of my bubble last week

Dear readers,

I find that being born and raised in tiny Singapore has colored my perspective.

This phenomenon is not unique to me. We’re all limited – and enriched – by our upbringing and our jobs. At the same time, it’s also one of the reasons why I like my work: I get access to people that I would have never spoken to otherwise.

I tend to find that my perspective broadens week after week from the varied articles I edit.

Last week, after speaking to several restaurant owners, Melissa Goh brought us a piece on the dark and bright side of cloud kitchens.

We peered into the phones of people in India and Indonesia in Joseph Gan’s article on Shareit, a popular file-sharing app that’s aspiring to do more.

We also looked at China, with Nicole Jao breaking down the inner workings of BKK Electronics, an enigmatic company behind some of the world’s most popular smartphone brands.

You can check out the rest of the premium articles we put out last week:

• Indonesia’s Fore Coffee closes 16 stores, denies shutdown rumors
• India’s social commerce startups are dodging Amazon, Flipkart
• Bytedance employee quits to start app that pays you to read the news
• Meet the 100 top-funded fintech companies in China

My hope is that, like me, you’ll learn something new through reading these articles. Do subscribe if you enjoy our work.

Here’s to breaking out of our bubbles.

Cheers,

Terence
Chief editor