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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

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

Investment

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.

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

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The VC firm’s founder gives the lowdown on how value creation can drive portfolio success amid constrained markets.

Three exits in a year: Unpacking Gobi Partners’ value creation strategy

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

Private Equity

The stakes are rising for business groups seeking to preserve wealth as their heirs multiply.

Southeast Asian family firms lay ground for next generation's succession

Southeast Asian family firms lay ground for next generation&#8217;s succession

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Extra-regional trade is forecasted to grow USD 1.2 trillion in ten years, but deficits with China soar.

Southeast Asia expands trade as a neutral hub in a divided world

With innovative approaches and a commitment to cultural and environmental needs, Southeast Asian startups can thrive amid competition and market challenges.

Pioneering innovation: Turning challenges into competitive advantages

Michelle Khoo is the leader of the Deloitte Center for The Edge Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience in advising business and government leaders on long-term strategies, Khoo is passionate about shaping a more sustainable, fairer, and inclusive future in both physical and digital realms. Her work revolves around artificial intelligence, sustainability, metaverse, disruption, and innovation.

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Michelle Khoo

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

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

In just months, Labubu’s Thai fan base has made Pop Mart’s biggest overseas success story.

Pop Mart’s Labubu breaks records in Thailand—can the trend go global?

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 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

Thai Summit's chief has shrugged off fears about the domestic industry's demise.

Thai automotive sector has four years to adjust to China EVs, says major parts maker

Venture capital firm Lightspeed urges a recalibration of strategies in Southeast Asia, pointing out critical misjudgments in comparing its growth trajectory with China and India.

Rethinking Southeast Asia: Why it’s not the next China or India

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How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

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Pop Mart and other Chinese brands are seeing soaring sales in Southeast Asia, fueled by the region’s young, eager consumers.

Southeast Asia is the next playground for trendy toys, and brands are cashing in

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Thailand will host the 2025 edition of GITEX Digi Health 5.0, showcasing digital health technologies alongside Medical Fair Thailand.

GITEX Digi Health 5.0 lands in Thailand for 2025, set to showcase health tech innovations

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

Artificial Intelligence

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

Deep Tech

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

Entertainment

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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AI is "completely changing" the competition landscape, according to ReelShort's CEO.

Asian streaming services go big on microdramas and AI content

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

Augmented and Virtual Reality

It topped global and China rankings in the first quarter, while new products strengthened its category lead during the 618 shopping festival.

RayNeo extends AR glasses lead as smart eyewear demand shifts

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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Huawei's booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2026.

Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

Singapore-based reporter covering tech and business across China and APAC, with a focus on globally relevant stories. Writes under an alias.

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