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1. SOSV Chinaccelerator portfolio BitMEX Ventures backs Filipino crypto exchange PDAX

2. China ministry will issue 5G licenses for commercial use in near future – Xinhua

3. China unveils first chip designed specifically for mind-reading

4. Alipay in talks with Nepali government to operate legally

5. JD 京东 Buys Land to Build USD2.9 Billion AI Tech Park in Dongguan

6. yuanshan-ai 远舢智能 completed tens of millions from Series A funding, hopes to help enterprises build AI empowerment center

7. 3D vision technology company Deptrum 光鉴科技 received $15 million from Series A financing, led by Wu Capital 双湖资本 and Softbank China

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8. Russia orders Tinder dating app to share user data on demand, part of a wider Russian drive to regulate the internet

BEAM rolls out Beamstart Education — Bringing skillset-focused 1-1 mentoring programs, starting with web & app development in Malaysia.

9. Indonesian ecommerce operator Bukalapak wants to be Alibaba for Middle East's Muslims

10. U.S. moving towards major antitrust probe of tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

11. Fitness startup Mirror nears $300M valuation with fresh funding

12. Flash, the e-scooter startup from Delivery Hero founder, re-brands as 'Circ' and announces 1M rides

This article is contributed by partners Chinaccelerator & BEAM

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