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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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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

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

China Tech

Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

OPPO

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

Entertainment

Smartphones

Oppo’s latest release follows Xiaomi's wraparound display and Huawei's foldable display.

Oppo debuts concept smartphone with expandable display | KrASIA

Oppo debuts concept smartphone with expandable display

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

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

Q&amp;A

In its attempt to increase user base in the country, Snapchat has made several localized partnerships including the Hindi-version of its popular Snap Original, Phone Swap.

'We're building culturally and locally relevant experience for India' | Q&A with Snapchat's Durgesh Kaushik | KrASIA

&#8216;We&#8217;re building culturally and locally relevant experience for India&#8217; | Q&#038;A with Snapchat&#8217;s Durgesh Kaushik

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Avanish Tiwary

Flipkart

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

E-Commerce

Earlier this month, the e-tailer acquired local gaming startup Mech Mocha and invested in fashion firm Universal Sportsbiz.

Flipkart's acquisition of augmented reality startup Scapic aimed at enhancing customer experience | KrASIA

Flipkart&#8217;s acquisition of augmented reality startup Scapic aimed at enhancing customer experience

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

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Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

Video

Paronym offers a SaaS platform named TIG, which allows users to tag info onto objects in videos.

Japanese startup Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round to expand presence in Thailand | KrASIA

Japanese startup Paronym closes USD 6.5 million Series B round to expand presence in Thailand

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Stephanie Li

India is Snapchat’s largest market outside the US, with about 33.8 million users.

Snapchat to ramp up investments in India | KrASIA

Snapchat to ramp up investments in India

Avataar is a B2B2C company that works with enterprises to help them create 3D and life-size versions of two-dimensional images.

Sequoia India writes USD 7 million check for augmented reality startup Avataar.me | KrASIA

Sequoia India writes USD 7 million check for augmented reality startup Avataar.me

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.

Edtech

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

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

MedTech

12 Singaporean startups are getting ready for their next step into Vietnam.

A new adventure begins for Singaporean startups in Vietnam | KrASIA

A new adventure begins for Singaporean startups in Vietnam

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Taro Ishida

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 fund will invest in around 10-15 companies and write checks worth USD 943,300 to USD 1.3 million.

Indian early-stage VC firm Mela Ventures raises maiden fund to back B2B tech startups | KrASIA

Indian early-stage VC firm Mela Ventures raises maiden fund to back B2B tech startups

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

They are expected to look and feel just like ordinary glasses in the future.

The world's first temperature-reading AR glasses maker looks for ways to reach consumers: Inside China’s Startups | KrASIA

The world&#8217;s first temperature-reading AR glasses maker looks for ways to reach consumers: Inside China’s Startups

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