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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

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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

An alias used when humans and machines team up in our newsroom. Articles under this byline may be shaped with the help of AI, but are always vetted by a human before publication.

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Sudo Lim

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

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

E-commerce

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On-demand Services

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

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

The number of gold buyers skyrocketed, driven by the ease of buying gold in small sizes.

Indonesia’s interest in gold soars high on the digital platform

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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.

The platform wants to become more social.

Alibaba's Taobao implements hot topic live ranking to boost sales

Alibaba&#8217;s Taobao implements hot topic live ranking to boost sales

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aCommerce Thailand CEO Phensiri Sathianvongnusar.

Q&amp;A

Phensiri speaks about the company’s rapid rise in Thailand.

"E-commerce in Southeast Asia is a marathon, not a sprint”: aCommerce Thailand CEO Phensiri Sathianvongnusar

&#8220;E-commerce in Southeast Asia is a marathon, not a sprint”: aCommerce Thailand CEO Phensiri Sathianvongnusar

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Announcements

AsiaKredit's app pera247 runs three products: AffordaLoan, ShopaLoan and InstaLoan.

AsiaKredit partners with Lazada Philippines to offer installment-based credit

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

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

Payments

An estimated 390 million yuan was lost to internet fraud in China last year, a five-year high

Why more of China’s digital-savvy Gen Z youth are falling victim to online fraud than their elders

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SCMP

A move that may affect rivals such as Alibaba and ByteDance.

Tencent integrates live streaming into WeChat's mini program platform to facilitate e-commerce

Tencent integrates live streaming into WeChat&#8217;s mini program platform to facilitate e-commerce

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

Modalku is actively scouting for more partnerships in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia’s lending platform Modalku partners with Zilingo to offer loan to its merchants

Operated both as C2C and B2C models, Sendo currently serves more than 300,000 sellers and 10 millions of buyers across Vietnam.

How Vietnamese e-commerce platform Sendo captures consumers outside big cities

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Kudo said the robbery wasn't caused by security errors on its app.

Scammers used Grab-owned O2O commerce app Kudo to skim money from Indonesian state-owned bank

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