Samsung Faces Probe After Two Chip Workers Exposed to Radiation May 29, 2024 By Yoolim Lee South Korea’s nuclear safety authorities are carrying out an on-site investigation after two employees at a Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor...
Singapore Plans to Review Cybersecurity Strategy and Laws October 6, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay and Yoolim Lee Singapore plans to review its strategy to further safeguard the country against cyber attacks, and may also revise its laws...
SoftBank, Alibaba Lead $1.1B Investment in Indonesia E-Commerce Firm Tokopedia December 12, 2018 By Yoolim Lee SoftBank Vision Fund and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led a $1.1 billion investment in PT Tokopedia, a financing round that...
Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Aims to Be Major Financial Services Player in SE Asia March 15, 2018 By Yoolim Lee After gaining success in ride-hailing, Grab co-founder Anthony Tan is pushing his startup into a new challenge: catering to those...
Malaysia, Australia Investigate Massive Commercial, Governmental Data Breaches November 2, 2017 By Shamim Adam, Matthew Burgess and Yoolim Lee Malaysia is investigating the theft of mobile-phone records for 46.2 million customers, while an online security lapse in Australia exposed...
Uber’s Biggest SE Asia Rival, Grab, Buys Indonesian E-Commerce Platform April 3, 2017 By Yoolim Lee Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia, will acquire Indonesian e-commerce startup Kudo for an undisclosed amount, striking...
Facebook Co-Founder Leads Financing for Online Health Insurance Startup February 10, 2017 By Yoolim Lee Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group has led a new financing round for a Singapore-based online health insurance...
Update: Samsung Ends Production of Galaxy Note 7 After New Battery Fires October 11, 2016 By Yoolim Lee Samsung Electronics Co. is ending production of its problematic Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, taking the drastic step of killing off...
Samsung Halts Note 7 Production Following Reports of New Battery Fires October 10, 2016 By Sohee Kim and Yoolim Lee Samsung Electronics Co. halted production of its Note 7 smartphones after customers reported problems with new devices, the latest blow...
Samsung Blames Minor Battery Defect for Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Recall September 13, 2016 By Yoolim Lee and Sohee Kim Samsung Electronics Co. blamed a minor battery manufacturing flaw for prompting a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones...