Episode 226: State of North East Asia 2017 with Shai Oster by analyseasia published on 2017-12-26T07:00:02Z Shai Oster, Asia Bureau Chief at The Information, joined us in a conversation to review the state of North East Asia in 2017. We discussed the five major events: SoftBank's Vision Fund, the expansion of Alibaba and Tencent into Southeast Asia and India while battling Google & Amazon in these open markets, China's imposing tougher regulations on both local & foreign tech companies, the ties between US & China tech companies, and the rise of Toutiao, Meituan-Dianping and Didi, with an additional conversation on Xiaomi's upcoming IPO in 2018. Genre Business Comment by Rick Lee Shai Oster from The Information did an excellent job in talking about the rise of TMD against the backdrop of BAT. 2017-12-30T10:47:59Z Comment by whitewarlord Great interview, and it's great that you manage to get Shai Oster from The Information on your show. 2017-12-26T09:04:08Z Comment by Rick Lee Great episode on the review of what has transpired in North East Asia. Surprised by Meituan-Dianping's lack of dependancy on Tencent. 2017-12-26T09:03:45Z Comment by prodigal Great review on the major events rocking Asia, and it's great to see Shai Oster from the Information on the show. 2017-12-26T08:12:07Z