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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.

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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

A new model of state capital is taking root in China—one that’s redefining how venture capital works, from funding mechanics to policy alignment.

Beneath the bureaucracy: How state capital made (and remade) China’s venture ecosystem

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Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact leads Arysun’s pre-seed round, Nuevocor raises USD 45 million, latest funding deals in China, and more

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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

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Deep Tech

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

The six-month pilot program is part of a broader effort to modernize China’s judicial system through the use of technology.

Shanghai judicial courts start to replace clerks with AI assistants

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What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

The company is working on an education service and enterprise search engine based on natural language processing.

Japanese AI startup Cogent Labs nets USD 13 million to expand in Asia

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Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB): Chest x-ray show alveolar infiltration at both lung due to mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Source: Tuchong.

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

This tool can determine risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome, the fluid build-up in the lungs, with up to 80% accuracy.

New AI tool can help pinpoint most vulnerable patients, says joint Chinese-US development team

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China's Largest News Aggregator Toutiao Leads $200 Million Investment in Education Startup 17zuoye

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

The deal makes Yuanfudao the top Chinese online education startup by valuation.

Yuanfudao bags USD 1 billion in largest-ever edtech fundraising deal in China

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Song Jingli

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

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DiMuto uses blockchain, internet of things, and AI to help digitize the agrifood supply chain.

Singapore agrifood startup DiMuto secures funding to enter Latin America

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How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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Tencent's conferencing and communication platforms will play a role in allowing participants to voice their ideas.

UN teams up with Tencent to hold global online conversation for the UN75 campaign

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

Huawei

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

Chinese tech giant makes big push for future amid smartphone slowdown.

Huawei steps up ambitions in self-driving vehicles race

Q&amp;A

Businesses will have to enhance their AI capabilities in the near future, according to Fanglin Wang, head of computer vision at Advance.AI.

Ethical usage of facial recognition is critical during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis, computer vision expert says

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Thu Huong Le

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

Electric Vehicles

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

Hardware

Zero Carbon System believes the streets of the future will be sweeped by AI-powered robots.

Applying AI to city cleaning services: Inside China’s Startups

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