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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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Some cities have suspended programs earlier than expected.

China races to calm worries over end to USD 42 billion consumer subsidies

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Nikkei Asia

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

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

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.

Biotechnology

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

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

Venture Capital

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The fund is called Dana Ventura Sembrani Nusantara and aims to provide IDR 300 billion.

Indonesia’s BRI Ventures launches new fund for growth-stage startups

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Cindy Silviana

What important milestones do Indonesia’s tech companies need to achieve to get the IPO pipeline flowing?

From Warung to Wall Street: Indo tech IPO prospects with Andy Tai of Goldman Sachs | The Indo Tekno Podcast

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Alan Hellawell

VC firms remain bullish on Southeast Asia and Africa, betting on continued growth in online consumption, and emerging areas like medtech and services.

Venture Matters | VC’s interest in Southeast Asia and Africa holds, but startups must prove their worth

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Venture Matters

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Blinkit (formerly Grofers) focuses on instant grocery delivery, bringing everyday essentials directly to Indian households.

Blinkit

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

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

E-commerce

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

Enterprise Services

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

Entertainment

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

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ZhongAn

Amid shaky global economic conditions, firms are utilizing share buybacks to minimize damage to their market capitalizations.

Which Chinese companies are buying back their shares in 2020?

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Lin Lingyi

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

Casstime, which connects auto parts suppliers with auto repairing companies, is one of many startups transforming China's aftermarket industry.

China's burgeoning auto aftermarket industry sees flurry of tech investment

China&#8217;s burgeoning auto aftermarket industry sees flurry of tech investment

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Song Jingli

Gobi Partners invests in early-stage startups across Asia, supporting founders in e-commerce, media, and SaaS industries.

Gobi Partners

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

Southeast Asia

Close to 100 Malaysian startups submitted their application for the SuperSeed II Championship, ahead of the deadline this weekend.

We would be happy with half a unicorn, Gobi Partners' Jamaludin Bujang says

We would be happy with half a unicorn, Gobi Partners&#8217; Jamaludin Bujang says

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Georg Ackermann

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

One of the reasons for Israel’s strength in fintech is its rich offering of AI capabilities.

Israeli fintech soars to USD 1.8 billion in investments in 2019, report says

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NoCamels

Courtesy of Shorooq Partners via MENAbytes.

Shorooq Partners counts companies like Pure Harvest, Trukker, Souqalmal, Sarwa, and Munchon in its portfolio.

Abu Dhabi Investment Office invests USD 5 million in Shorooq Partners’ Bedaya Fund

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MENAbytes

Five-year-old Beenext has invested in more than 70 early-stage startups in India and 45 companies in Southeast Asia.

Singapore-based Beenext closes two new funds, sharpens focus on India

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