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ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

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Surging demand and political tension play havoc with global supply chains.

How the chip shortage got so bad, and why it's so hard to fix

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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

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Accumulated losses reach USD 10 billion; Singapore company raises Myanmar risk.

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Jia Yueting, founder of formerly highflying technology conglomerate LeEco Holdings, has been fined USD 36.81 million by Chinese regulators over false and inadequate financial disclosures in the 2010 IPO of its video streaming unit in Shenzhen and other fundraisings.The fine comes as Faraday Future, a California-based electric vehicle maker that was backed by Jia and LeEco, is in the midst of a USD 1 billion deal to list on the Nasdaq Stock Market through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Property Solutions Acquisition Corp.

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud

Pressured by the ruling Communist Party at home and the US administration abroad, Chinese startups have begun rethinking plans to go public in anticipation of further obstacles down the road.The impact is especially pronounced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Star market, where 88 companies, including some of China's most promising unicorns, have suspended or canceled planned initial public offerings over the first three and a half months of 2021.

88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is preparing an initial public offering in the US, Nikkei has learned. The IPO is expected to value the company at around USD 70 billion to USD 100 billion. Didi is expected to use the billions of dollars it stands to gain from the IPO to fund a global expansion.

China's Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say

China&#8217;s Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say

Chinese companies raised USD 4.4 billion on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market through April 7 compared with just USD 807 million over the same period last year, according to data compiled by Dealogic.

Record pace of Chinese listings in US shows signs of strain

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

Company touts improved safety and performance in move to expand battery business.

China's BYD to equip all its EVs with in-house batteries

China&#8217;s BYD to equip all its EVs with in-house batteries

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Top memory chipmaker overcomes losses from Texas plant idled in winter storm.

Samsung 1Q profit jumps 44.2% on strong smartphone sales

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

US investment company KKR on Tuesday said it raised USD 15 billion for its fourth Asia fund, making it the largest private equity fund in the Asia-Pacific region.The vehicle is more than 60% larger than its immediate USD 9.3 billion predecessor, which was raised in 2017, and brings KKR's total assets under management in Asia to over USD 30 billion

Nikkei Asia

How the chip shortage got so bad, and why it’s so hard to fix

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

China fines SPAC-linked fallen tech tycoon USD 37 million over IPO fraud

88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount

China’s Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say

Record pace of Chinese listings in US shows signs of strain

China’s BYD to equip all its EVs with in-house batteries

Samsung 1Q profit jumps 44.2% on strong smartphone sales

KKR raises USD 15 billion for largest Asia fund