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Japan automakers are set to boost total capital expenditures by 20% this fiscal year.

Toyota, Honda to set CapEx and R&D spending records amid EV pivot | KrASIA

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Clout Kitchen and Salmon score funding, Meta awards AI grants at Singapore event, Antler backs Canterly again, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Clout Kitchen and Salmon score funding, Meta awards AI grants at Singapore event, Antler backs Canterly again, and more

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Anta Sports partners with Kyrie Irving’s father to launch the Kai 1 Speed, making a bold push into Foot Locker and DSG stores across North America and Europe.

Anta Sports and Kyrie Irving’s father team up to conquer Western markets | KrASIA

Anta Sports and Kyrie Irving’s father team up to conquer Western markets

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Audi partners with SAIC under a new China-focused model to build EVs, echoing a broader shift among global automakers.

Can prioritizing China reverse the ailing fortunes of luxury car giants BBA? | KrASIA

Can prioritizing China reverse the ailing fortunes of luxury car giants BBA?

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Energy

AI’s rise has exacerbated the scramble for renewable power supplies from Taiwan to Vietnam to Malaysia.

Green energy realities threaten Asia's tech dreams | KrASIA

Green energy realities threaten Asia&#8217;s tech dreams

China is pushing to expand vehicle-to-grid technology, turning electric cars into mobile power banks, but challenges loom large.

Why China is betting on V2G to stabilize its overworked power grid | KrASIA

Why China is betting on V2G to stabilize its overworked power grid

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

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With over 7,000 stores worldwide, Miniso saw record profits in the first half of 2024, driven by its overseas expansion and strategic use of IP partnerships.

How Miniso’s global expansion and IP strategy are driving record profits in 2024 | KrASIA

How Miniso’s global expansion and IP strategy are driving record profits in 2024

Starbucks is betting on milk tea to regain its footing in China, but can the coffee giant carve out space in a tea-drinking nation dominated by Luckin and Chagee?

Starbucks steps into China’s milk tea game, but can it keep up? | KrASIA

Starbucks steps into China’s milk tea game, but can it keep up?

India

India’s electric vehicle goals are bold, but risks being held back by inconsistent policies and weak infrastructure.

Is India’s complex dance with foreign automakers stalling its EV dream? | KrASIA

Is India’s complex dance with foreign automakers stalling its EV dream?

What does Miniso founder Ye Guofu see in Yonghui Superstores that others might be missing?

Retail gamble: Why is Miniso buying into Yonghui Superstores? | KrASIA

Retail gamble: Why is Miniso buying into Yonghui Superstores?

Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. 

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Japan, Korea, and the West

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

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Suzhou’s industrial belt is turning to cross-border e-commerce for growth, with companies using Amazon Business to tap into new international markets.

How are Suzhou businesses using Amazon to grow their global reach? | KrASIA

How are Suzhou businesses using Amazon to grow their global reach?

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

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Multimodal capabilities and embodied intelligence took center stage at this year’s Apsara Conference, held by Alibaba Cloud in Yunqi Town, Hangzhou.