What A Week!
Back-to-Back Events in NYC and SF with CKGSB and AAMA Silicon Valley
3 China Tech Startups Go Public in NY
TV clip on Haidilao Hot Pot Chain Going Public in HK
UN Week with Asia Society
China Institute Talks MeToo
VIPs for AI Superpowers program at SF Yacht Club, Sept. 28: David Kaufman, Rebecca Chuo, Norman Liang, Kerry Bonner, Lisa Lum, Kyung Yoon, David Lam, Lilly Huang with Kai-Fu Lee and Rebecca Fannin
AI Superpower Innovators, Investors and Connectors gather by the Bay: Kunle Olukotun, Nick Adams, Rebecca Fannin, Nan Zhou, David Kaufman, Sue Xu, Selina Wang
Kathleen Hays from Bloomberg holds up sheaf of papers listing China tariffs at panel held by CKGSB in NY with Silicon Dragon, Sept. 27. Panelists: Jon Chu, Scott Hartley, Nick Consonery, Yong Li, Andrew Romans
During UN Week in NY, it was a delight to hear Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan speak at the Asia Society about the digital revolution, trade policies and a new paradigm underscoring the importance of data over land and capital as power indicators. Also a pleasure to hear Malaysia PM Dr. Mahathir talk about his comeback at 93 years of age, and his country's progress and challenges, with Kevin Rudd of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Great to hear Lu Pin, the intellectual leader of China's #MeToo movement, share insights on the burgeoning feminist movement in China with Leta Hong Fincher, who has written a new book, "Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China."
Another week and three more innovative Chinese tech companies with China VC backers go public in New York. These startups are hardly known in the West. But that could change. Read more about CooTek, LAIX and Viomi here at Forbes: 3 IPOs.
VC DEALS
Alibaba, SB China Capital and Sequoia invest in China's clothes sharing platform YCloset.
Sequoia Capital India leads $10 million investment in student accommodation startup Stanza Living.
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
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Rebecca Fannin discusses the IPO of Chin's hot pot chain Haidilao and |
its prospects for the U.S. Read more at Forbes: Hot Pot.
Is it coming to our neighborhood next?
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