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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

China

Chair Zhao Yan is steering the company away from hype-driven marketing, investing in synthetic biology to rebuild growth and credibility.

After years of “sleep,” Bloomage faces biotech’s hard realities with a bet on science

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Photo of Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO of Carro.

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

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Carro and Dat Bike raise funding, Terra Oleo debuts with seed round, six new China deals, and more

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Sudo Lim

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

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

East Asia

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

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

Southeast Asia | KrASIA

Deputy CEO Kredivo explained USD 100 million credit line financing.

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

Kredivo plans to serve more than 10 million financially underserved customers in Indonesia in the next few years.

Indonesian Kredivo closes its largest credit line, plans to tap healthcare and student loans

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Ursula Florene

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

Grab

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Ride-hailing

To make headway in Southeast Asia, Alibaba needs even larger vehicles to chart new paths in the region.

With shared investor DNA, Grab and Lazada pool consumers in Vietnam

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Khamila Mulia

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

On-demand Services

Vietnammm was one of the earliest players in Vietnam’s food delivery scene and has been the preferred choice of the expat communities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Woowa Brothers-backed Baemin to shut down Vietnammm food app

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Tech in Asia

Where does real estate meet innovation? Study IoT building management, digital realty investments, and tech-enabled tenant services.

Prop Tech

MHub is now listing close to 700 projects with a total of 170,000 units.

When one single app is not enough in Malaysia's property industry

When one single app is not enough in Malaysia&#8217;s property industry

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Vulcan Post

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Local companies only control less than 1% of Indonesia's gaming market, while the rest is dominated by foreign games.

Can Indonesian gaming firms compete with global players?

The event will take stock of business and technology developments worldwide in 2020.

Hello World 2020 | Preview of Parts 2, 3 and 4

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Max Ma

E-payment to have more market share than Visa and Mastercard

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Q&amp;A

As more streamlined payment methods emerge in the region, better digital payment services will be developed, Aung Kyaw Moe says.

'E-payment solutions might have more market share than Visa and MasterCard': Q&amp;A with 2C2P founder Aung Kyaw Moe

&#8216;E-payment solutions might have more market share than Visa and MasterCard&#8217;: Q&amp;A with 2C2P founder Aung Kyaw Moe

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Stephanie Li

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

The service is used by over 2,000 F&amp;B outlets in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Malaysia’s Food Market Hub raises funds to expand into Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam

How GoToko leverages Gojek's ecosystem to support warungs

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

GoToko is the latest of a long list of services for MSMEs introduced by Gojek.