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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Hong Kong

With fresh mandates, pilot projects, and corporate license bids, stablecoins are shedding their crypto roots to reshape how money moves.

Hong Kong’s stablecoin regime takes shape as China eyes alternatives to dollar-based payments

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

Consumer Economy

The deal grants China Literature a 10% stake in the plush toy maker and sets the stage for co-developing original collectible IPs.

Softopia secures first external investment through China Literature deal

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

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What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

State-owned military suppliers CETC and Potevio prepare for US sanctions.

China to create 'IT aircraft carrier' through tech megamerger

China to create &#8216;IT aircraft carrier&#8217; through tech megamerger

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Top-tier AI chip companies are sought after, while mediocre startups will find difficulty in financing

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

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

Entertainment

The company, which was founded only recently, is already a unicorn.

Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads raises billions of yuan to take on Nvidia

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ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

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

Semiconductors

TSMC and UMC activate water-supply plans as reservoirs face depletion in 60 days.

Taiwan's chip industry under threat as drought turns critical

Taiwan&#8217;s chip industry under threat as drought turns critical

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

Artificial Intelligence

Taiwan is attracting regional AI startups to establish new engineering and R&D teams, while local startups eye expansions in Southeast Asia.

Taiwan sets sights to become AI hub, with Southeast Asia as primary market

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The fund plans to invest up to SGD 2 million into 20 early-stage startups that tackle the challenges of the sector.

Singapore's Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech

Singapore&#8217;s Motion Ventures completes first close of SGD 30 million debut fund, targeting maritime tech

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Part of the fresh capital will be used to launch the plant-based chicken brand Tindle in Singapore.

Temasek-backed startup Next Gen raises USD 10 million for plant-based chicken

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

Akrostar is just one of many domestics chip companies that are gaining investors' favor as the country seeks to be self-reliant in core technologies like semiconductors.

Chinese semiconductor design startup AkroStar scores USD 62 million from Hillhouse and Sequoia

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

Huawei

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

The 5G business offsets a loss in the smartphone division. Despite a ban from 5G projects in the US and increased pressure in Europe, Chinese telco giant Huawei managed to clinch over 1,000 contracts across more than 20 industries in the past year, said deputy chairman Ken Hu on Tuesday.

KEY STAT | Huawei keeps growing its 5G business in spite of sanctions

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How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

Earlier this month, Singapore launched a sustainable development agenda called Green Plan 2030.

Deep Tech

China to create ‘IT aircraft carrier’ through tech megamerger

Chinese GPU startup Moore Threads raises billions of yuan to take on Nvidia

Taiwan’s chip industry under threat as drought turns critical