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Securing China’s commitment to reduce plastic production will be crucial for an effective treaty to combat plastic pollution.

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production | KrASIA

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Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Jeff Chay

Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

India

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

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more

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Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more

Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry. 

AR/VR

Read the stories about Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR), know about the trendings and the future of VR/AR/MR industry.

KrASIA | AR/VR Archives

Creative

MENA

Q&amp;A

VR director and storyteller Charlotte Mikkelborg shares 5 thoughts about the potential of the medium and the obstacles that hinder the sector's development.

5 thoughts with VR director and storyteller Charlotte Mikkelborg | KrASIA

5 thoughts with VR director and storyteller Charlotte Mikkelborg

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AJ Cortese

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Snapchat crossed 60 million users in the last quarter of 2020 in India, where it is deploying a three-pronged approach of localized content, games, and culturally relevant augmented reality experiences.

Snapchat registers over 100% YoY growth for five consecutive quarters in India | KrASIA

Snapchat registers over 100% YoY growth for five consecutive quarters in India

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Biotech

Deep Tech

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 Japanese fund is an LP in Blume Ventures, through which it invests in idea-stage deep tech startups.

Indian deep tech companies blend qualities from Silicon Valley and Israel | Q&A with Kiran Mysore of UTEC | KrASIA

Indian deep tech companies blend qualities from Silicon Valley and Israel | Q&#038;A with Kiran Mysore of UTEC

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Avanish Tiwary

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

The fund is exploring startups with deep tech capabilities in agritech, fintech, health tech, edtech, and cybersecurity.

'We are looking for deep tech companies with global market potential' | Q&A with Jatin Desai of Inflexor Ventures | KrASIA

&#8216;We are looking for deep tech companies with global market potential&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Jatin Desai of Inflexor Ventures

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Facial Recognition

Indonesia

As more people are buying beauty products online, companies and platforms are adopting AR technology to simulate an offline shopping experience.

New feature, new look: can augmented reality boost sales of beauty products? | KrASIA

New feature, new look: can augmented reality boost sales of beauty products?

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Ursula Florene

Bilibili

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

Live Streaming

Music

Video

Chinese entertainment firms are betting on the booming trend, but will virtual shows remain a thing after the pandemic?

Virtual concerts to break through to the mainstream, or just a passing fad? | KrASIA

Virtual concerts to break through to the mainstream, or just a passing fad?

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Health Tech

The global eye-tracking market is expected to surpass USD 1.82 billion by 2024.

Can eye-tracking tech become a normality? This firm thinks so: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

Can eye-tracking tech become a normality? This firm thinks so: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

Reliance

Krikey marks Reliance Jio's first investment in gaming segment.

Reliance Jio invests in AR gaming startup Krikey | KrASIA

Reliance Jio invests in AR gaming startup Krikey

VSPN's lofty ambitions are riding on the popularity of e-sports among young people worldwide.

This Tencent-backed firm wants to dominate global e-sports events: Inside China’s Startups | KrASIA

This Tencent-backed firm wants to dominate global e-sports events: Inside China’s Startups

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