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

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Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

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

Ant Group

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

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

Fintech

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

Payments

China’s largest payment platforms are competing to move beyond the final step in a transaction and become the starting point for services.

Alipay wants more than a supporting role in the AI era

Aito

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

GAC Group, a Chinese state-owned automaker, is one of China's largest car manufacturers, producing vehicles under its own brands and joint ventures.

GAC Group

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

Seres

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

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

Transportation

Losses at EV makers like BAIC, Seres, and GAC contrast with a brighter picture upstream.

China's automakers squeezed as materials suppliers rake in profits

China&#8217;s automakers squeezed as materials suppliers rake in profits

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Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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Photo shows Kong Wan Sing, founder and CEO of JustCo.

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.

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

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding and investment activity across the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: JustCo files for SGX listing; Thailand’s Konvy raises Series B funding; 12 China investments; and more

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From left to right: Genping Liu, Dennis Sze, Lemuel Low, Edmund Tan, and Chan Yip Pang. Sze, Low, and Tan are co-founders of ReN3, while Liu and Chan serve as general partner and executive director of investments, respectively, at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.

Deals in brief: Vertex Ventures backs ReN3 and Formas.ai; Featherless and SiamDL raise Series A funding; latest China investments, and more

Deals in brief: Cube and PvX Partners raise Series A funding; Singapore’s MPA backs six firms; eight China investments; and more

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

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Deals in brief: Baskit raises USD 4.4 million, Tencent buys Kaspi.kz stake, six China investments, and more

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Deals in brief: Three Singapore startups raise AI funding; SC Ventures leads Keyrock’s Series C round; six China investments; and more

Deals in brief: Kitar and PolicyStreet raise funding; Western Union completes Dash acquisition; five China investments; and more

Deals in brief: GIC backs legal AI firm Harvey; Amity and Startale raise funding; China logs 14 investments; and more

Foodpanda, a food delivery platform in multiple Asian countries, connects diners with local restaurants and international cuisines.

Foodpanda

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Merger & Acquisition

Deals in brief: JustCo files for SGX listing; Thailand’s Konvy raises Series B funding; 12 China investments; and more

Deals in brief: Vertex Ventures backs ReN3 and Formas.ai; Featherless and SiamDL raise Series A funding; latest China investments, and more

Deals in brief: Cube and PvX Partners raise Series A funding; Singapore’s MPA backs six firms; eight China investments; and more

Deals in brief: Baskit raises USD 4.4 million, Tencent buys Kaspi.kz stake, six China investments, and more

Deals in brief: Three Singapore startups raise AI funding; SC Ventures leads Keyrock’s Series C round; six China investments; and more

Deals in brief: Kitar and PolicyStreet raise funding; Western Union completes Dash acquisition; five China investments; and more

Deals in brief: GIC backs legal AI firm Harvey; Amity and Startale raise funding; China logs 14 investments; and more

Deals in brief: QCraft raises Series D funding, Grab acquires Foodpanda’s Taiwan delivery business, seven China investments, and more

Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact backs Virdalis, MetaComp and dtcpay raise funding, PixVerse reaches unicorn status, and more

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