Top 10 most innovative companies in Asia 2014
China.org.cn by Lu Na, September 4, 2014 Adjust font size:
Rakuten
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Rakuten [roll.sohu.com] |
Rank on the full list: 17
Country: Japan
12-Month Sales Growth (%): 14.6
5-Year Annualized Total Return (%): 14.0
Innovation Premium (%): 51.9
Dubbed the "Japanese Amazon," Rakuten bought Viber for US$900 million in February. It also invested US$100 million in its start-up companies in the Asia-Pacific region, Israel and the United States. Rakuten also established a strategic partnership with Air Asia, a Malaysian budget airline, in order to promote its online retail business.
