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Undercut on price, Japanese brands emphasize after-sales service and longevity.

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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

Once known for exports, Chinese companies are shaping their own identities abroad and gaining traction.

Chinese brands vie for the spotlight abroad with tech, tea, and toys

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

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

Entertainment

Ding's story shows that opportunity often follows relentless preparation.

From rejection letters to red carpets: How Ding Xiaoyin brought Chinese cinema to the world

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

Payments

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

Southeast Asia

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

Singapore

Bill management platform Spenmo bags USD 34 million in Series A round. The firm aims to give back "10 billion man-hours" to finance teams each year.

Bill management platform Spenmo bags USD 34 million in Series A round

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Stephanie Li

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

Investment

Company founded by Ant Group veterans raises USD 138 million to expand reach.

Chinese trade services startup XTransfer reaches unicorn status

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

Investors, CEOs, and executives gathered to discuss major trends in Southeast Asia’s tech industry.

Made in Singapore 2021 gives free access to insights shared by tech leaders in the region

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

India

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

Merger &amp; Acquisition

The handshake between the two payment gateway giants will make PayU one of the largest online payment providers locally and globally by total payment volume.

Prosus Ventures acquires Indian payment gateway firm BillDesk for USD 4.7 billion

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

Indonesia

Ovo is the most used and most popular e-wallet platform, according to the report.

4 takeaways from Kadence International on mobile payments adoption in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Tencent quarterly profit rises, company expects tighter data regulations Tencent Q2 profits surged nearly 30% despite regulatory crackdowns.

Tencent quarterly profit rises, company expects tighter data regulations

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Mengyuan Ge

Thailand

Indonesia and Thailand launch cross-border QR payment link. Thailand has similar agreements with Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Singapore.

Indonesia and Thailand launch cross-border QR payment link

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

Ant Group

Myanmar

Wave Money has lost half of its users since Myanmar's coup in February. Ant Group has scrapped plans to buy a minority stake for USD 73 million.

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar's coup in February

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar&#8217;s coup in February

The digital yuan appears as the latest in a decade-long series of steps to internationalize China's currency and curb the global dominance of the dollar.