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Vietnam Startup scene
General
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Vietnam among WeWork’s top markets in Southeast Asia

Vietnam is among the top countries in Southeast Asia for coworking space provider WeWork, growing by 8 percent since early last year. Most of its customers in the country are in technology, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing, while financial organizations are…

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Finance
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SoftBank Seeks $2.8 Billion From Japan Banks

SoftBank Group is in talks to get as much as 300 billion yen ($2.76 billion) in financing from three banks. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group are currently in discussions with the investment company…

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Finance
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UOB Partners With Chinese WeWork

UOB China partners with major Beijing-based co-working space provider Ucommune to provide its clients with favorable rental solutions while also accessing their new Chinese client base. In addition to access to over 200 co-working spaces in China, UOB’s…

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Living
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The We Company Debuts Made by We

Co-working firm The We Company (previously WeWork) has opened a retail venture and public workspace in New York. The Made by We retail space, cafe and workplace can be used by anyone without the need for a membership, with workstations and meeting rooms…

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Startups
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WeWork to hold big pitch contest

WeWork in Korea will hold the Creator Awards, a regional pitch competition, in partnership with the Seoul city government next February. It is the first time the global office-sharing company is hosting the competition with a city government. Seoul is…

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Real Estate
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WeWork signs deal to open office in Busan next year

WeWork, a global shared work space provider, said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Busan to make inroads into the country’s second-largest city next year. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the southeastern port city on Monday…

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Startups
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US coworking space to set up shop in HCMC

WeWork, the third largest startup in the U.S., and the sixth largest in the world, is set to open a new office in HCMC late this year. In its latest report on the co-working space market in Vietnam, real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said WeWork is…

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Telecom
2 min read

SoftBank forms joint venture with WeWork

Japan’s SoftBank has forged a joint venture with WeWork Companies to bring WeWork’s novel workspace as a service offering to Japan. The two companies will each own 50% of the joint venture, which will operate under the name of WeWork Japan. By entering Japan,…