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Southeast Asia’s biggest exits
We dive into the biggest exits in Southeast Asia and take a look at how GoTo’s public market debut went.
Report: Baidu to buy livestreaming firm Joyy’s China unit for nearly $4b
As part of the deal, the Chinese search engine giant will take over livestreaming app YY, including its content operations, technology, and team.
Bigo is controversial. But it’s way bigger than you think
The company has more than a livestreaming app under its sleeve. It’s also a magnet for controversy.
Bigo valued at $2.1 billion after YY buyout
The Chinese social network shares the same founder and CEO as the Singapore-based app developer.
Meet the latest Southeast Asian viral app sensation that’s made in China
Hago is a social gaming app that became the most downloaded Android app of its category in Indonesia and Vietnam at the beginning of November.
He left NetEase to build one of China’s first livestreaming startups
David Li, CEO and co-founder of YY, on pioneering the livestreaming business in China.
China’s largest livestreaming app leads $272m funding round for Singapore’s Bigo
It’s piling the pressure on M17.
Live streaming in the classroom: fad or real value?
Live streaming is all the rage in China. But can it revolutionize education?
Forget Snapchat, this app is the next big thing with teenagers in Southeast Asia
Bigo Live Broadcasting is a made-in-Singapore, personal live-streaming app that came out of nowhere to steal the hearts of teenagers.
China’s live-streaming platforms are all under investigation for sex, violence, and crime
China’s live-streaming sites are most famous for hosting popular video game pros, but apparently there’s a lot of dirt going down behind the scenes.



