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

China

Dreame

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

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

Deep Tech

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

Borrowing from the playbook of autonomous vehicles, Dreame uses LiDAR tech to achieve what traditional garden toolmakers couldn’t.

Dreame’s robotic lawn mowers lead the pack with a smart LiDAR edge

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

Indonesia's financial authority has moved to regulate unlicensed financial advisers to protect novice investors.

Indonesia's "finfluencers" under scrutiny as P2P lending bubble bursts

Indonesia&#8217;s &#8220;finfluencers&#8221; under scrutiny as P2P lending bubble bursts

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Economy

The company is leaning on its R&D investment as innovation across the home appliance market slows.

Strong vacuum sales drive Dreame’s push into a broader smart home lineup

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Payments

Vietnam

Often overlooked, Vietnam is home to one of the region’s silent unicorns, VNG. And there are other factors that make this country stand out.

Vietnam is the tech story you should be paying attention to now

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Nadine Freischlad

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

In 2013, Jack Ma talked about his “retirement” plan in an interview with Esquire.

Voices | Jack Ma: To lead Alibaba, I need a team, not a perfect individual

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DeFang Tang

aCommerce

Paul Srivorakul

Shopping

Serving the Southeast Asian region, aCommerce has been around for five years now.

E-commerce enabler aCommerce considers IPO as early as 2020

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Elaine Huang

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

“We cannot assure you that Mobike or our businesses as a whole will achieve profitability in the future.”

China’s Meituan Dianping to start IPO offering today

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Entertainment Plus

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Maoyan Weiying

Movies

Maoyan Weiying's success was built on China's burgeoning movie market, now the world's largest.

Tencent, Meituan-backed movie ticketing platform Maoyan files for HK IPO

Jack Ma in Indonesia

Lazada

Jack Ma was appointed as an e-commerce advisor to the country.

Jack Ma visits Indonesia for Asian Games, talks e-commerce with president

AliExpress is already the most visited e-commerce site in Russia.

Alibaba ramps up position in Russia, signing up JV through local partners

Indonesia online shopping

McKinsey report Indonesia

Online shopping means more business for small enterprises but it also makes things cheaper for shoppers.

McKinsey: Indonesian e-commerce bodes well for job creation and equality

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Shopee

Shopee and Lazada might have enjoyed some success in Thailand, but with JD-Central in the picture, will this last?