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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

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

Venture Capital

Singapore

In the last one year startups in India have started offering their employees an opportunity to cash out their ESOP holdings. Singapore-based digital equity management startup Qapita Fintech, said Wednesday it has raised an undisclosed round of funding from East Ventures. The fresh funding will be used to accelerate product development, build clientele, and further strengthen its team in Singapore, India, and Indonesia.

Equity management startup Qapita raises fresh funding from East Ventures for expansion push

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Avanish Tiwary

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

China

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

East Asia

Lenovo supplies laptops, PCs, smartphones, and data center solutions, supporting business productivity and personal computing across markets.

Lenovo

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

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

Smartphones

Beijing-based personal computer vendor Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) said Wednesday that it made USD 17.2 billion in revenue in the third fiscal quarter between October and December, a 22% year-on-year (YoY) increase, setting a new record in its corporate history.

Lenovo reports record quarterly earnings ahead of Shanghai listing

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Song Jingli

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Online medical healthcare startup MediBuddy said Wednesday it has raised USD 40 million in the last tranche of its Series B funding round led by India Life Sciences Fund III, a private equity fund that invests in healthcare and pharma companies. The funding round also saw participation from new and existing investors including TEAM Fund LP, JAFCO Asia Fund, and ALES Global Japan among others.

Healthtech startup MediBuddy completes Series B funding round

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Live Streaming

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

China's largest short-video platform Douyin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Tencent for alleged monopolistic behavior, signaling an escalation of the rivalry between the two tech giants.

ByteDance's Douyin sues Tencent, claiming antitrust violations

ByteDance&#8217;s Douyin sues Tencent, claiming antitrust violations

Myanmar

Southeast Asia

Internet services were suspended in the Rakhine and Chin states in June 2019, after hostilities broke out between the state military and rebel groups representing the local ethnic population.

Myanmar ends world’s longest internet shutdown in the Rakhine and Chin states

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KrASIA Writers

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

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

Deep Tech

Singapore-based healthtech firm Bot MD announced it has closed a USD 5 million Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, a VC firm with a focus on early-stage startups in Southeast Asia. Existing and new investors include SeaX Ventures, tech executives investment network XA Network, the Singapore government-owned SGInnovate, Biosensors International Group founder Yoh-Chie Lu, and Zilog founder Steve Blank. %

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk's Hill Ventures

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk&#8217;s Hill Ventures

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Tech in Asia

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Q&amp;A

Monica Oudang is the Chairwoman of the Yayasan Anak Bangsa Bisa (YABB) foundation, launched in March 2020 by Indonesia-headquartered ride-hailing firm Gojek. YABB aims to create more sustainable livelihoods, specifically for people working in the informal sector. Oudang previously served as Gojek's Chief Human Resources Officer, where she supported the firm's employment growth from 100 employees to over 4000 in five years.

[Tuning In] Monica Oudang on how Gojek's YABB foundation has supported the informal sector during the pandemic

[Tuning In] Monica Oudang on how Gojek&#8217;s YABB foundation has supported the informal sector during the pandemic

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Sara Mandagie

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

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

Alibaba’s strong growth, buoyed by 2020’s extended Singles’ Day shopping festival, was overshadowed by an antitrust investigation and Ant Group’s business overhaul.

Despite a strong quarter, Alibaba offers little to reassure investors

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AJ Cortese

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

The portal, called Tencent Huiju, now looks like a centralized e-commerce marketplace, with promotions on the first page and a section called "All shops", which directs buyers to 12 categories of goods and services, such as fresh goods, menswear, womenswear, jewellery, medicine, and cooked food. Hundreds of companies including McDonald's, Adidas, Starbucks, and on-demand grocery delivery firms Dingdong Maicai and MissFresh all have a presence on Tencent Huiju.

Tencent pilots centralized portal for retailers' WeChat mini programs in new e-commerce attempt

Tencent pilots centralized portal for retailers&#8217; WeChat mini programs in new e-commerce attempt

Fawry currently offers over 250 electronic payment services through its network of over 105,000 service points across 300 cities in Egypt. Courtesy of Fawry via MENAbytes.

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

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

Less than six months after becoming the first billion-dollar technology company in Egypt, Fawry has hit another milestone by surpassing USD 2 billion in market cap for the first time. Its stock has doubled in the last six months and closed at an all-time high of EGP 46.90 on Monday, pushing its market cap to over EGP 32 billion.

Fawry’s market cap swells to over USD 2 billion

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Equity management startup Qapita raises fresh funding from East Ventures for expansion push

Lenovo reports record quarterly earnings ahead of Shanghai listing

Healthtech startup MediBuddy completes Series B funding round

ByteDance’s Douyin sues Tencent, claiming antitrust violations

Myanmar ends world’s longest internet shutdown in the Rakhine and Chin states

Healthcare startup Bot MD raises USD 5 million in funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

[Tuning In] Monica Oudang on how Gojek’s YABB foundation has supported the informal sector during the pandemic

Despite a strong quarter, Alibaba offers little to reassure investors

Tencent pilots centralized portal for retailers’ WeChat mini programs in new e-commerce attempt

Fawry’s market cap swells to over USD 2 billion