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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.

China

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

East Asia

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Mobility

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

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Trials are underway even as narrow roads and competition from buses pose potential hurdles.

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

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

Deep Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

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

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Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

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The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

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After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia's dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane? Telegram is now the top messaging app in Singapore and Malaysia.

After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia's dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane?

After worldwide outage, will Southeast Asia&#8217;s dependence on Facebook and WhatsApp wane?

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Khamila Mulia

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

India

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

The development comes a few days after Ola's electric mobility business Ola Electric raised a USD 200 million funding round.

Ola levels up its new mobility play by acquiring geospatial services startup GeoSpoc

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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

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces. Social media connects buyers to trusted merchants inside their own community.

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces

Pandemic turns Vietnam&#8217;s condos into flourishing marketplaces

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

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Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US. The company struggles with profitability.

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

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Stephanie Li

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

Middle East

Temasek, a Singaporean state-owned investment firm, drives sustainable growth, strategic acquisitions, and innovation in global markets.

Temasek

How do firms boost efficiency? Assess cloud platforms, consulting solutions, and business intelligence tools powering corporate operations.

Cloud Solutions

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

Temasek leads USD 550 million investment in cybersecurity firm Orca Security. The extended Series C round takes the company's valuation to USD 1.8 billion.

Temasek leads USD 550 million investment in cybersecurity firm Orca Security

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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

Venture Capital

Private equity and venture capital firms have poured in a record USD 49 billion into Indian companies across 840 deals during the first nine months of 2021.

Global investors rush to back IPO-bound Indian startups

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

China's Geely builds satellites to guide autonomous vehicles. Spacecraft will power communication and navigation network.

China's Geely builds satellites to guide autonomous vehicles

China&#8217;s Geely builds satellites to guide autonomous vehicles

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

Blockchain

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

Creative

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

Gaming

Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush. Notable GameFi startups have emerged to blend blockchain activity with video games.

Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush

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

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Empathy raises USD 30 million to further mission to help bereaved families.

Empathy raises USD 30 million to further mission to help bereaved families

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