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

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

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A new class of PA-targeted drugs promises faster relief, but high prices and uneven access could slow uptake.

China’s flu season brings a new wave of single-dose antivirals

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

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

Retail

Once slow to embrace e-commerce, the 23-year-old company has regained momentum with a refreshed playbook.

Marubi’s founder on how the legacy beauty brand found new life in China

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

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

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

Affiliates ramp up takeovers and capacity buildups in line with China’s national ambitions.

Huawei's web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains

Huawei&#8217;s web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains

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ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese semiconductor company, specializes in DRAM production, supporting demand for memory chips.

CXMT

Micron, a US semiconductor company, develops and manufactures memory and storage solutions, including DRAM, NAND flash, and AI-optimized chips.

Micron

Samsung, a South Korean electronics giant, offers smartphones, smart TVs, home appliances, and semiconductors driving novel consumer experiences.

Samsung

SK Hynix is a South Korean giant that produces memory chips and storage solutions used in consumer electronics, data centers, and AI applications.

SK Hynix

South Korea’s tech ecosystem features top electronics firms, world-class mobile technology, and platforms advancing global digital culture.

South Korea

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

New players seek to break the global monopoly in the volatile memory market.

China makes inroads in DRAM chips in challenge to Samsung and Micron

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

Artificial Intelligence

Foundation and Large Models

Even Microsoft, a key OpenAI backer, is embracing DeepSeek’s latest model as industries look for alternatives.

A new AI disruptor? Businesses rush to integrate DeepSeek-R1

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

A midnight product crash exposed cracks in Narwal’s foundation. The founder seized the silver lining and reinvented the company.

How Narwal turned a crisis into a springboard for growth

AI Infrastructure

China's one-time world leader looks to reclaim the top spot despite US sanctions.

Huawei eyes global smartphone comeback with in-house chips

The Chinese startup’s latest release proves that expensive hardware isn’t the only route to AI innovation, shaking up markets worldwide.

DeepSeek’s R1 sparks global AI upheaval with low-cost brilliance

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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

Hits like Horizon of Khufu are drawing attention to room-scale VR. Still, it has yet to secure its place as a staple of entertainment culture.

Room-scale VR is sparking interest, but will the trend last?

Nvidia develops GPUs for gaming, AI, and data centers, fueling graphics, machine learning, and compute-intensive workloads.

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Japan

Advantest's tools are in demand as AI pushes the limits of chipmaking.

This rising Japanese chip stock has a close correlation with Nvidia

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba's restructuring efforts continue as it works to better align its consumer-facing AI initiatives.

Alibaba taps AI for consumer growth, pairs Tmall Genie with Quark

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

Content

Shengshu’s latest Vidu update cuts video generation costs by more than half and introduces templates to speed up the creative process.