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

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Depending on the metric, each player can claim the lead, but the truer test may be how many customers stay and pay.

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Asian stock markets take on Wall Street with slate of reforms

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

From manufacturing to service sector, robots are playing a bigger role in China.

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

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Sequoia's seventh fund will direct USD 1.35 billion toward startups in South and Southeast Asia.

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Chin HuiLin, an associate partner at Antler China, speaks to KrASIA about the importance of cross-regional partnerships and embracing localization.

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Supported startups will provide value-added digital services to SOEs, and help them to adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape in Indonesia.

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia's state-owned enterprises

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia&#8217;s state-owned enterprises

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

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Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

Lightspeed India Partners made partial exits of nearly USD 900 million last year from its two star portfolio firms, Oyo and Byju's.

Lightspeed India Partners raised USD 275 million for its third India fund

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

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

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Investment powerhouse changes tack after being burned by unicorns.

SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon

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Etsy Payments, the payment processing arm of global marketplace Etsy.com, is now available for merchants in 7 new countries including Morocco and Turkey.

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Pakistan's many accelerators and incubators typically rely on government grants, which are insufficient for local startups' runways.

Singapore’s High Output Ventures launches early-stage fund for Pakistani startups

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