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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

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

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

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Used in everything from humanoid robots to pool cleaners, RobStride’s modules are becoming the unseen foundation of China’s embodied intelligence wave.

RobStride builds the joints that keep China’s robots moving, and a thriving industry around them

Coffee

A buyer is expected to be chosen by October.

Brewing takeover: Four firms in final race to buy Starbucks China

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

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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

Philippines

The conglomerate will handle import, sales, maintenance, and provide charging stations.

Philippine's Ayala to form e-scooter venture with Taiwan's Gogoro

Philippine&#8217;s Ayala to form e-scooter venture with Taiwan&#8217;s Gogoro

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That brand is Code Mint, and it has built a user base primarily comprising sophisticated women in China’s first- and second-tier cities.

Estee Lauder’s first investment in China is in a clean beauty brand

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

Venture Capital

Indonesia

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest news briefs on fundraising activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Tin Men Capital leads investment in Manuva, MedEasy secures seed funding round, and more

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

Artificial Intelligence

Japan

The Japanese company taps virtual simulations to prepare for the mass retirement of workers.

Hitachi to use generative AI to pass expert skills to next generation

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

Hardware

The current minimum particle size that Honest’s equipment can process is 5 mm, enabling intelligent ore sorting for a large range of particle sizes.

Improving ore sorting efficiency and eco-friendliness through X-ray technologies

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Singapore

Deals in brief: Temasek leads pre-IPO round for Ola Electric, Certa completes Series B round, and more

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Europe

Electric vehicles outperform internal combustion engine vehicles in terms of carbon emissions, but require comprehensive lifecycle assessments for an accurate comparison of their environmental impacts.

EVs versus internal combustion vehicles: A sustainability comparison

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Mongabay

Deals in brief: 500 Global closes early-stage fund for Southeast Asian startups, Josys raises USD 93 million in its Series B round, and more

Ethlas, a Web3 platform, combines blockchain and gaming technology, creating a decentralized ecosystem for play-to-earn experiences and NFT integration.

Ethlas

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 trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

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

Gaming

How do digital assets gain value? Investigate NFT marketplaces, creator economies, and verification methods strengthening digital ownership.

NFTs

What unlocks decentralized innovation? Explore blockchain-based platforms, data ownership models, and tools shaping the next internet era.

Web3

The Singapore-based Web3 gaming startup has announced its partnership with BNB Chain as part of the latter’s third-year anniversary celebrations.

Ethlas partners with BNB Chain to break new frontiers in Web3 gaming

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