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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

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

Deep Tech

Robot-assisted measuring and replanting designed to reduce food loss.

Better spinach through AI: Tokyo startup automates seedling selection

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

Japan startup to convert gasoline vans into battery-swap EVs

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

Artificial Intelligence

Japan drinks maker uses tech to cut development time in chase with taste trends.

Sapporo taps AI to quench Japan's thirst for cocktails in a can

Sapporo taps AI to quench Japan&#8217;s thirst for cocktails in a can

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Parts maker scales back output amid weak demand and swelling inventories.

Japan's Murata forecasts 28% profit drop on smartphone slump

Japan&#8217;s Murata forecasts 28% profit drop on smartphone slump

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

China

Elon Musk's company has global lead but affordable option has entered the race.

China's BYD starts EV sales in Japan as it chases Tesla

China&#8217;s BYD starts EV sales in Japan as it chases Tesla

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

Investment

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

Venture Capital

Portfolio cap seen hindering ability to attract foreign investors.

Japan to remove limit on overseas investment by startup funds

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

Cryptocurrencies

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

U.S. exchange plans new sweeping cutbacks as effects of FTX bankruptcy spread.

Coinbase weighs Japan exit amid crypto headwinds

Updated security strategy calls for stronger response to disinformation campaigns.

Japan taps AI to defend against fake news in latest frontier of war

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

The insurer is ramping up investments even as earnings weaken and its shares trade at a discount to peers.

Ping An’s equity spree faces investor doubts as profits fall

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

Consumer Economy

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

With Haidilao and Xiabu Xiabu trading at depressed valuations, Banu’s listing faces questions over growth, governance, and consumer demand.

Banu’s Hong Kong IPO runs into weak investor appetite for hotpot chains

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

East Asia

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

CEO William Li says the EV maker is emerging from a crisis deeper than in 2019, but now has the maturity to weather it.

After hard lessons, Nio’s latest quarter puts it on track to first profit

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

Japan

Asian startups push Japan’s tourism sector into digital age

Better spinach through AI: Tokyo startup automates seedling selection

Japan startup to convert gasoline vans into battery-swap EVs

Sapporo taps AI to quench Japan’s thirst for cocktails in a can

Japan’s Murata forecasts 28% profit drop on smartphone slump