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

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Managing partner Shan Fu says the firm can generate stronger returns through its asset-centric accelerator model.

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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

SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker, manufactures passenger and commercial vehicles through various brands and joint ventures.

SAIC Motor

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

Hong Kong

Mainland carmakers are using the city as a platform for global expansion.

Chinese automotives make inroads in Toyota-dominated Hong Kong taxi market

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Economy

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Whoop’s screenless bands use a subscription model instead of one-time hardware sales.

Meet Whoop, the new face of fitness wearables that ditch the screen

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It wants its car users to have a sense of belonging when charging their vehicles at WM branded stations.

Baidu-backed WM Motor ties with TGood to build EV charging facilities

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Song Jingli

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

Tencent teams up with BMW to develop autonomous driving for China

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

On-demand Services

E-mobility can be a clear winner in Asian crowded cities, says Wang.

Zachary Wang of Neuron Mobility on bringing e-scooters to Asian cities: Startup Stories

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Thu Huong Le

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

The company still has designs for the future of personal transportation in China.

Down but not out, Didi seeks USD 2 billion in new funding

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Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

More and more companies are entering this sector.

Nio will spin off its recharging business to raise funds independently

China needs many more charging stations to service its electric car owners.

Evergrande sets up a JV with the world's largest public utility company to tap China's EV recharging business

Evergrande sets up a JV with the world&#8217;s largest public utility company to tap China&#8217;s EV recharging business

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

Gojek

Grab is so far resisting the need to install IVRDs in their fleet.

Go-jek becomes the first ride-hailing operator in Singapore to encourage inward-facing recording devices

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Zhixin Tan

Evergrande's NEVS teams with AutoX, aiming to roll out Europe's first robo-taxi fleet by the end of 2020

Evergrande&#8217;s NEVS teams with AutoX, aiming to roll out Europe&#8217;s first robo-taxi fleet by the end of 2020

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

Ride-hailing

If the case of Indonesia holds any lessons, Malaysia best brace itself for a long, protracted argument.