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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

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

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Artificial Intelligence

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

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Its new search interface is part chatbot, part creative tool, and part concierge, but whether users will embrace it at scale remains an open question.

Baidu reimagines search as the race to build the first AI superapp continues

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

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Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-listed firm is advancing its pipeline using an mRNA system it says can compete with the industry’s best.

Everest Medicines targets global expansion with proprietary, AI-driven mRNA platform

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T. K. Lin

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

On-demand Services | KrASIA

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

Southeast Asia

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

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Singapore

MaaS firm Swat Mobility operates in countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia, but Japan is becoming a prime market due to its aging population.

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Singapore&#8217;s Swat Mobility offers safer transportation for Japan&#8217;s aging population | Startup Stories

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Dingdong Maicai Series D raises a total of USD 1 billion

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

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

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What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

Dingdong is likely in the process of arranging pre-listing equity allocation, says one industry investor.

KEY STAT | Grocery app Dingdong Maicai completes mega funding round ahead of rumored IPO

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Julianna Wu

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

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.

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Indonesia

Even before the investment, Gojek and Telkomsel have been working together for some time.

Telkomsel dials up investment in Gojek, expands collaboration in ads and gaming

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Trung Hoang Nguyen, CEO of Loship, wants his firm to become the first Vietnamese startup to go public on the NYSE.

Tuning In | Trung Hoang Nguyen on breaking into the Vietnamese delivery scene

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

Grab

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

GrabCar Exec offers a fleet of luxurious, premium vehicles and GrabPet XL caters to consumers with numerous pets.

Grab joins premium ride market with new GrabCar Exec service, will also launch GrabPet XL

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Vulcan Post

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

The startup currently runs 40 outlets and aims to open 120 cloud kitchens this year.

Indonesia's cloud kitchens thrive as Hangry raises USD 13 million

Indonesia&#8217;s cloud kitchens thrive as Hangry raises USD 13 million

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Khamila Mulia

National vaccination programs will scale up in May when more doses land.

Indonesia's Gojek and Halodoc team up to inoculate taxi drivers

Indonesia&#8217;s Gojek and Halodoc team up to inoculate taxi drivers

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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

ByteDance's Douyin expects that its no-commission structure and huge traffic from short videos can lure consumers away from incumbent platforms like Meituan and Ele.me.

From viral videos to dining and trips: Douyin takes a bite out of Meituan's business

From viral videos to dining and trips: Douyin takes a bite out of Meituan&#8217;s business

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AJ Cortese

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

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

Investment

Urban Company is the eighth startup to achieve unicorn status in April.

Home services startup Urban Company becomes latest Indian unicorn with USD 2 billion valuation

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

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Singapore’s Swat Mobility offers safer transportation for Japan’s aging population | Startup Stories

KEY STAT | Grocery app Dingdong Maicai completes mega funding round ahead of rumored IPO

Telkomsel dials up investment in Gojek, expands collaboration in ads and gaming

Tuning In | Trung Hoang Nguyen on breaking into the Vietnamese delivery scene

Grab joins premium ride market with new GrabCar Exec service, will also launch GrabPet XL

Indonesia’s cloud kitchens thrive as Hangry raises USD 13 million

Indonesia’s Gojek and Halodoc team up to inoculate taxi drivers

From viral videos to dining and trips: Douyin takes a bite out of Meituan’s business

Home services startup Urban Company becomes latest Indian unicorn with USD 2 billion valuation

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