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

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

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Despite early traction in hardware, the startup is focused on building a full-stack robotics system that unites the “brain” and “body” of machines.

More than a hardware play: Robot Era’s founder sets the record straight on the company’s true ambitions

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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

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

Logistics

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.

Transportation

Challenges remain, but the NEV maker sees significant upside in expanding its commercial vehicle business beyond China.

As China’s commercial vehicle market slows, Gecko Motors shifts gears abroad for growth

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

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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Southeast Asia

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

Deals in brief: Augmentus raises Series A+ funding, Coda to acquire Recharge, Origgin Capital debuts second fund, and more

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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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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

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

Travel

Alibaba restructures to consolidate local lifestyle services in single business group. AutoNavi 9aka Gaode), Ele.me, and Fliggy will operate as one unit.

Alibaba restructures to consolidate local lifestyle services in single business group

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Didi’s app was wiped off app stores in China after the company's mega IPO in New York. The move comes after regulators initiated a cybersecurity review.

Didi wiped off app stores in China after mega IPO

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Brady Ng

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

Middle East

Dubai’s Kitopi hits unicorn status with USD 415 million Series C round led by SoftBank, making it the third unicorn in the Middle East.

Dubai’s Kitopi hits unicorn status with USD 415 million Series C round led by SoftBank

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MENAbytes

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

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

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

Despite the e-commerce sector being dominated by Flipkart and Amazon India, startups are scripting a new wave of online commerce, primarily targeting the next 500 million netizens from smaller cities.

Walmart-owned Flipkart enters social commerce space with Shopsy

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Moulishree Srivastava

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

Indonesia

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia's plethora of digital banking options. The country already has at least seven digital banks and four neobanks.

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia's plethora of digital banking options

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia&#8217;s plethora of digital banking options

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Khamila Mulia

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

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

Lending

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Google, Amazon, and Facebook's messaging platform WhatsApp, have been making strides to position themselves among the top players in India’s fintech market.

Reserve Bank of India worried about big tech's deeper involvement in India's financial sector

Reserve Bank of India worried about big tech&#8217;s deeper involvement in India&#8217;s financial sector

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Avanish Tiwary

Malaysia

50 conglomerates and upstarts vie for digital banking licenses in Malaysia. Up to five licenses will be issued in the first quarter of 2022.

More than 50 conglomerates and upstarts vie for digital banking licenses in Malaysia

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Stephanie Li

Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Luckin Coffee

Luckin Coffee releases updated 2019 financials detailing fraud, showing fraudulent transactions began as early as April 2019.

Luckin Coffee releases updated 2019 financials detailing fraud

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Xiaomi-backed autonomous driving decacorn ZongMu nets USD 190 million Series D. It may add charging and car-washing services to its auto valet function.