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

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Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Japan are among Asia's top emerging markets. Discover key support avenues and considerations for businesses aiming to enter these dynamic landscapes.

Business beyond borders: An overview of opportunities and strategies in Asia’s emerging markets

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

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

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Bringing you the latest news briefs on fundraising activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Alibaba injects USD 634 million into Lazada, TikTok invests USD 1.5 billion in Tokopedia, 13 China deals, and more

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Former Sony chip designer tries to make changes in lunch via tech.

Hong Kong food tech startup challenges Japanese bento market

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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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New Wuhan destination offers go-karts, virtual reality and petting zoo.

With huge new China mall, Japan's Aeon puts fun over shopping

With huge new China mall, Japan&#8217;s Aeon puts fun over shopping

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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This Japanese beverage company made waves by featuring an AI-generated character in its latest commercial. Beyond the hype, can such creations truly outshine their human counterparts?

Fear the byte: What you should know about AI-generated characters

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The Japanese home goods maker plans to add 100 robots yearly at factories

Iris Ohyama deepens robotics push to cope with China wage growth

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

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Despite hopes of coral reefs seeking refuge in cooler waters, new research reveals genetically distinct temperate corals, not tropical ones, are expanding into cooler seas, with effects uncertain.

Climate refugees: Corals are thriving in Japan's cooling waters amid warming seas

Climate refugees: Corals are thriving in Japan&#8217;s cooling waters amid warming seas

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What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

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The push by carmakers to electrify offers new opportunities abroad.

Chinese EV suppliers eye Japan as domestic competition heats up

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

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Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Kajima, a Japanese construction and engineering leader, delivers large infrastructure projects, sustainable building designs, and architectural solutions.

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The student-led startup clinched the award by emerging triumphant over three competing teams, all of which were selected from a shortlist of 55 finalists.

Active Surfaces announced as winner of this year’s LKYGBPC Kajima Innovation Award

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

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StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

The new facility marks Li Auto’s latest move in its transformation into an “AI company.”

Li Auto builds Silicon Valley lab to chase Xpeng and others in smart driving

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