Meituan is the $30 billion startup you’ve probably never heard of

Drivers for the world’s fourth most valuable startup. Image: Andy Wong/AP/REX/Shutterstock China’s Meituan Dianping just became the world’s fourth-most valuable startup, reaching a $30 billion valuation that puts it ahead of high-fliers like Airbnb Inc. and Space X. Never heard of Meituan? You’re not alone. The Beijing-based company, led by Wang Xing, is almost unknown […]

At least 30,000 Rohingya trapped in Myanmar mountains without food

(CNN)Tens of thousands of refugees are trapped on the border into Bangladesh without basic food and medicine amid operations by the Myanmar military, which have already killed hundreds. Satellite photos released by Human Rights Watch Saturday showed what they are desperate to escape — entire villages torched to the ground in clashes between Myanmar’s armed […]

Aung San Suu Kyi Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal:Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar)

Advantech Wireless Wins VSAT Discovery Network Contract for Nationwide IP Based Communications Platform in Southeast Asia

Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) December 05, 2014 Advantech Wireless, a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems today announced that it has received a contract from a Southeast Asian Operator to supply its latest generation VSAT Discovery Hub platform to create a nationwide IP based communications network. This contract also includes […]