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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

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

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Southeast Asia

The move presents a challenge to Japanese automakers' market dominance.

China's BYD strikes deal with Ayala to sell EVs in Philippines

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

Sustainability

Singapore

Singapore's innovative legislation and community-driven initiatives in e-waste management set a global model for addressing this challenge.

Singapore's government teams up with grassroots to tackle e-waste

Singapore&#8217;s government teams up with grassroots to tackle e-waste

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Indonesia

By employing a blend of online and offline strategies, MeToo garners significant sales in Indonesia from selling mouthwash alone.

This company makes RMB 130 million a year from selling mouthwash

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Social Impact

The startup has developed a type of smart glasses that provides an interface for deaf individuals to access live speech transcriptions in real time.

Breaking the silence: Tulibot's innovative smart glasses for deaf communication

Breaking the silence: Tulibot&#8217;s innovative smart glasses for deaf communication

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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.

The issuers must meet criteria on value stability, minimum capital, and others.

Singapore to label regulated stablecoins in transparency push

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

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Having observed consistent growth in locally held assets, Amvesindo has proposed five initiatives for the consideration of Indonesia's Financial Services Authority.

Amvesindo announces new initiatives to empower Indonesia’s venture capital ecosystem

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Sara Mandagie

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

Vertex Ventures funds early-stage startups in Asia, accelerating growth in fintech, internet, and deep tech sectors.

Vertex Ventures

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

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Q&amp;A

The general partner of Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India draws from personal experience to describe the evolving dynamics of the region’s venture capital landscape.

Balancing growth and sustainability: Vertex Ventures' Carmen Yuen on the evolution of venture capital

Balancing growth and sustainability: Vertex Ventures&#8217; Carmen Yuen on the evolution of venture capital

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Taro Ishida

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

Deals in brief: MFast raises Series A funds to expand nationwide, multiple China and SEA deals, and more

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

As Indonesia commits to a greener future, can the country overcome its deep reliance on coal?

Going coal turkey: Indonesia’s energy transition roadmap

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

Chair Zhao Yan is steering the company away from hype-driven marketing, investing in synthetic biology to rebuild growth and credibility.

After years of “sleep,” Bloomage faces biotech’s hard realities with a bet on science

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Carro and Dat Bike raise funding, Terra Oleo debuts with seed round, six new China deals, and more

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Sudo Lim

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

East Asia

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

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

Southeast Asia

China’s BYD strikes deal with Ayala to sell EVs in Philippines

Singapore’s government teams up with grassroots to tackle e-waste