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

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What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

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A-share investors balked at the steep issue discount, while Hong Kong traders saw a premium that implied upside.

SMIC’s buyout of Beijing unit sparks selloff in Shanghai, but Hong Kong investors shrug it off

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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

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

Artificial Intelligence

Investors welcomed the move as a sign that Baidu can fund growth without straining cash flow.

Baidu raises offshore debt at record-low rates to bankroll its AI ambitions

Lim Jia Yean is part of Deloitte Southeast Asia's sports business group, where she advises national sports associations on strategy, branding, and high-performance development. Lim's work bridges sports, business, and innovation, with a recent focus on esports as a key growth area.

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

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

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How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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A Deloitte report highlights esports as an industry with strong potential for long-term growth.

Leveling up Southeast Asia’s esports economy through localization, inclusion, and innovation

James Walton has more than 26 years of professional services experience with Deloitte, during which he has worked in over 50 countries. As sports business group leader for Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, Walton oversees Deloitte’s services for sports and leisure clients and serves on several boards and committees in Singapore.

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

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

For Southeast Asia’s Muslim population, it’s a useful, even necessary, service.

What does it mean to be a shariah-compliant fintech company?

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Risyiana Muthia

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

Ralali's mission is to create a fair procurement supply chain in order to help MSMEs grow their businesses.

Ralali CEO Joseph Aditya on supporting Indonesian SMEs with technology: Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

Singapore’s success depends on an iron triangle of government, private capital and corporates - and it starts with creating the right mindset and talent.

Creating an innovation culture - Singapore’s not-so-secret formula to becoming a regional tech hub

Creating an innovation culture &#8211; Singapore’s not-so-secret formula to becoming a regional tech hub

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From feminism to wellness, meet five Indonesian niche media startups that produce unique and empowering content via digital channels.

The power of words: Early Stage

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

ScoutMyTrip puts the road trip planning industry at USD 6.6 billion.

Indian road trip planner ScoutMyTrip treks into Indonesia: Startup Stories

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Venture Capital

At least 700 startups in the region are expected to exit between 2023-2025, according to a projection by Golden Gate and INSEAD.

Southeast Asia tech exits in upward trajectory: report

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Thu Huong Le

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

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Both WeChat and Weibo have put initiatives in place to help social media users limit the time they are visible online.

China’s social media may hold lessons for Facebook in reducing pressure to chase ‘likes’

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

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

Hardware

The next crop of innovative Singapore-based startups is arriving.

Singapore-based startups to watch in the second half of 2019

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Tech Collective

The startup was riding high on a wave of national interest in the development of AI, but quickly encountered its own limitations.

DeepGlint, once a promising Chinese AI pioneer, struggles to regain its glory

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