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More: Vietnamese fashion ecommerce brand Coolmate scores funding. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](.  --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - [Scroll, then shop till you drop]( - GoTo Group’s financial health in 5 charts - Chickin Indonesia hatches US$20 million of funding - Other newsy highlights such as Vietnamese fashion ecommerce brand Coolmate securing funding --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Shopping isn’t how I like to spend my time when traveling, but I know that makes me in the minority. Any of my Vietnamese friends who make the short trip to Singapore, for example, almost invariably come back laden with bags from designer outlets. To each their own, but shops are pretty much the same anywhere, in my opinion. While I can afford to ignore travel shopping trends (at least while I’m single), retailers can’t. That’s why Singaporean brands are flocking to market their wares on Xiaohongshu, an increasingly popular Chinese social media platform. Read today’s featured story to find out more about the Instagram of China. -- Peter  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [SG brands flock to ‘Chinese Instagram’ to woo mainland customers]( However, mastering the platform requires new strategies, and brands making false or exaggerated claims risk being banned. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [Vietnam’s D2C men’s apparel brand secures $6m series B]( Vietnamese men’s fashion ecommerce brand Coolmate has secured US$6 million in series B funding. The round was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. [Chickin Indonesia nets $20m for expansion]( The agritech firm has secured a series A+ funding round worth US$20 million. The round was led by Singapore-headquartered VC firm Granite Asia. Chickin Indonesia plans to use the funding to expand its production capacity as well as to enhance its tech solutions. ---------------------------------------------------------------  VISUAL STORY OF THE DAY [GoTo Group’s financial health in 5 charts]( The charts in this article, which are updated every quarter, present a snapshot of how the Indonesian giant is doing. --------------------------------------------------------------- YOUR NEXT BIG BREAK? YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY HERE It's not just what you know; it's who you know What if you could walk into a room filled with the Philippines’ top tech investors and founders - all eager to connect and collaborate on game-changing projects. 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