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

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Laifen is sinking serious money into shavers, wagering that innovation will help it trump incumbents like Philips and Braun.

After hair dryers, Laifen targets the other side of bathroom counters with a shaver built from scratch

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Businesses offering bargains came out ahead of their high-end peers, based on Q1 earnings.

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China's penny-pinching economy

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China&#8217;s penny-pinching economy

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SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

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

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Shopee orders are up 111.2% year-on-year, while Garena's paying users grew by 72.5% to 35.7 million.

Sea Group posts a loss, revenues increase to USD 913.9 million in the first quarter of 2020

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

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Tencent Games rolled out an in-house "health system" in 2017 to stem youth gaming addiction. These new rules take that further.

Tencent Games cuts screen time for minors again following government guidelines

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Weak sales in electronic products and gaming drag profit down amid lockdowns.

Sony reports annual profit drop after coronavirus disruptions

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

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Tencent gaming revenue, aided by a gaming consumption boom, has allowed the company to withstand COVID-19 headwinds and look to the future.

Tencent gaming revenue growth pushes company past Q1 expectations

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The 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals at AccorHotels Arena on November 10, 2019 in Paris, France. Photo by Colin Young-Wolff. Courtesy of Riot Games.

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Mobile e-sports games and PC games accounted for 47.2% and 24.7% of total revenue, respectively.

China’s e-sports market tops RMB 100 billion for the first time after official recognition boosts prospects

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An Honor of Kings tournament in Haikou, Hainan, China, on June 3, 2018. Source: Tuchong.

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Honor of Kings is pitting players against an AI program named after the Monkey King in the name of science.

Players of China’s most popular game are training Tencent’s AI

In gaming, Tencent launched "Arena of Valor" to Middle East players while Play3arabi and China's Wafa Games partnered to arabize "Swords of Glory".

Disney+ and Warner Bros sign partnerships in the Middle East, and more | The Middle East Monthly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

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AET Fund is currently in talks with up to 15 Indian startups for investments.

We will launch a content platform for kids in India: Q&A with Yuki Kawamura of AET Fund

We will launch a content platform for kids in India: Q&#038;A with Yuki Kawamura of AET Fund

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

TechStorm is gearing up to be the largest media network in Asia that focuses on video games and the e-sports scene.