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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

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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.

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

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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

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Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

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

Artificial Intelligence

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

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

Video

From automated ads to synthetic video, the short video firm is threading AI through every part of its playbook.

Kuaishou turns to AI—and Kling—to stay sticky in a flatlining market

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

With Trump floating tariffs on medicine, suppliers are weighing upgrades, relocation, and, for some, the exit.

Chinese drugmakers weigh options as US mulls pharma tariffs

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

The Hefei-based startup supplied a carbon fiber fairing for the Ceres-1 Y17 mission—its first confirmed role in an orbital launch.

Monks Aviation takes flight as composite tech reaches orbit

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

Gaming

Now helming Anuttacon, Cai Haoyu is developing Whispers from the Star, a voice-driven game designed to test the limits of AI in gameplay.

Mihoyo’s CEO is back with a new game, and it’s nothing like Genshin Impact

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

As core growth slows, appliance and electronics brands are betting big on robotic arms and embodied tech to stay ahead.

China’s consumer tech sector enters a robotics arms race—quite literally

Embodied Intelligence

Flashy fundings aside, doubts are mounting over whether humanoid robot ventures can deliver real returns—or are riding a speculative wave.

Bubble or breakthrough? China’s humanoid robotics race faces reality check

Known for its robot vacuums, Dreame is now expanding into the broader home appliance market.

Dreame is bringing its machines into your kitchen—and it’s just getting started

Foundation and Large Models

For Spirit AI, the real bottleneck in robotics isn’t hardware—it’s intelligence.

This startup thinks large models will finally make robots useful

AI breakthroughs from companies like DeepSeek may finally crack the “cocktail party” problem for hearing aids.