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

Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more

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Amid slowing sales, new CEO Brian Niccol is steering Starbucks back to basics, reviving its “third space” community focus.

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots | KrASIA

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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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 | KrASIA

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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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Emerging technologies, powered by big data, algorithms, and AI, are increasingly taking over human editors and reshaping the media industry in a way unseen before. In this article, we tell stories happened in the new era of media we all live in.

Collapse or Reborn? The Media Industry in the Age of AI (Part 1) | KrASIA

Collapse or Reborn? The Media Industry in the Age of AI (Part 1)

Aspiring entrepreneurs commonly make the three mistakes when picking business directions.

Entrepreneurial Hazard! Keep Clear of These Three Mistakes When Choosing Business Direction | KrASIA

Entrepreneurial Hazard! Keep Clear of These Three Mistakes When Choosing Business Direction

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The 120 unicorns combine to value approximately $456 billion.

This Report Counts 120 Greater China Unicorns in 2017, with 21 Backed by Tencent and 11 by Alibaba | KrASIA

This Report Counts 120 Greater China Unicorns in 2017, with 21 Backed by Tencent and 11 by Alibaba

Teaching employees step by step is not what a wise manager would do.

Practical Guide for A Manager Part 2: Teach Employees to "Fish" | KrASIA

Practical Guide for A Manager Part 2: Teach Employees to &#8220;Fish&#8221;

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

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Founded 10 years after the introduction of AliPay, WeChat Pay surpassed the powerful incumbent by introducing Lucky Money and secured its position as the mobile payment leader.

Case Study: WeChat Pay's Surprise Attack on Alipay Shows Tencent's Way of Product Design | KrASIA

Case Study: WeChat Pay&#8217;s Surprise Attack on Alipay Shows Tencent&#8217;s Way of Product Design

Strategies that are effective yet often neglected by managers.

Practical Guide for A Manager Part 1: Finding Meaning | KrASIA

Practical Guide for A Manager Part 1: Finding Meaning

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.

When it comes to AI, talent means everything. On one hand, entrepreneurs snag AI talent overseas. On the other hand, talents are gearing up for the lucrative roles in the AI world

Feature: The War for AI Talent Rages in China (Part 3) | KrASIA

Feature: The War for AI Talent Rages in China (Part 3)

Tencent CEO Pony Ma: No ICO But is Exploring Blockchain Applications

The most important quality of a product manager is the ability to play a fool, identify problems, and then wonder, “why so?”

Tencent founder and CEO Pony Ma: 7 Flaws That A Perfect Product Manager Would Avoid (Part 3) | KrASIA

Tencent founder and CEO Pony Ma: 7 Flaws That A Perfect Product Manager Would Avoid (Part 3)

When it comes to AI, talent means everything. AI talent is not easy to find, not to say there are too few of them compared to the considerable demand.