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Terence Lee

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Covers:  technology in asia, tech entrepreneurs in asia, startups in asia
🇸🇬 Terence with one "r". Chief Editor at @techinasia. Interests: tech, media and journalism, crypto, AI and automation. Owns some crypto.

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Terence Lee’s Biography

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I'm currently the Singapore-based editor of SGE.io, a website that's all about the business of technology in Asia. I cover mainly web and mobile companies, documenting tech trends in the region and how they'll impact the lives of millions.

I don't see myself as just a writer. Reporters of the 21st Century must express themselves not just in prose, but any medium that best suits the story. A big area I'm trying to master is data journalism and data visualization. Fortunately, with the diversity …

Terence Lee’s Journalist Portfolio

The Philippine startup scene: Asia's best kept secret?

The Philippine startup scene: Asia's best kept secret?

A feature story about the up-and-coming Philippine startup scene, which was well-received among the startup c…

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Rocket Internet in Asia

Rocket Internet in Asia

Rocket Internet is a huge e-commerce player in Asia, and their movements are watched by investors, e-commerce…

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Articles

The hunt for the next Sea Group or Grab

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By Terence Lee Verified
| Tech in Asia Verified
Welcome to Tech in Asia’s Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia’s tech and startup world. Not on the mailing list? Register here. Got a story tip? Send it to editors@techinasia.com.
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p38β-mediated BiP phosphorylation drives stemness and chemoresistance by suppressing UPR activation in hepatocellular carcinoma

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By Liang Xu, Minghe Zhang, Yunong Xie, Linglin Liu, Long Ng, Yimiao He, Yan Liu, Tin-Lok Wong, Xiaoyun Lu, Terence Lee Verified, Jing-Ping Yun, Lei Jin, Stephanie Ma, Ianto Bosheng Huang
| Nature Verified
Abstract Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) promote tumor initiation and therapy resistance, yet the kinase regulators that sustain TICs remain incompletely defined. Here, we identify the stress kinase p38β (MAPK11) supports TIC maintenance and drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Integrated analysis of chemotherapy-enriched HCC spheroids, and DepMap data prioritized p38β as a kinase linked to stemness and chemoresistance.
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Meet Singapore’s best startup employers in 2026

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By Terence Lee Verified
| Tech in Asia Verified
It’s been a tough time for Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem. Funding is down, and layoffs are up – but the region’s startups haven’t let that get them down. They’re still building, still growing, and still disrupting. Startups are essential to the larger story of innovation. They create solutions to age-old challenges – or new ones that have emerged with the digital economy. Working for a startup often comes without the perks and stability of a large corporation.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at The Straits Times, Singapore's top daily newspaper.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I turned down the opportunity to be the chief editor of my university newspaper. Instead, I joined a citizen journalism website.