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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

Miniso sells low-cost lifestyle goods, home essentials, and personal care items, making everyday products accessible to broader markets.

Miniso

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

Consumer Economy

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

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

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

Retail

The tie-up gives Disney a timely marketing lift as it works to rebound from a challenging year at the box office.

Disney taps Miniso partnership to boost Zootopia 2 buzz

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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

Strutt’s first product is a LiDAR-equipped personal mobility device that uses AI to go beyond the traditional wheelchair format.

Former DJI engineer launches Strutt to bring a human touch to mobility tech

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NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

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

Gaming

The game clocked two million players within a day of its global release, but questions remain about its long-term revenue potential.

Where Winds Meet: Can it become China’s next global blockbuster game?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Middle East

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

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

Deep Tech

SoftBank co-leads USD 235 million investment in facial recognition startup AnyVision. This brings AnyVision’s total capital raised to over USD 350 million.

SoftBank co-leads USD 235 million investment in facial recognition startup AnyVision

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

India

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

At USD 1.5 billion, SaaS accounted for the second-highest quantum of investments after consumer tech in India last year.

Indian SaaS firms can create USD 1 trillion in value by 2030, report says

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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

Southeast Asia

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

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

Payments

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Here are 4 takeaways from Boku’s deep dive into Southeast Asia's mobile payments landscape, covering current developments and projections for the future.

4 takeaways from Boku’s deep dive into Southeast Asia's mobile payments landscape

4 takeaways from Boku’s deep dive into Southeast Asia&#8217;s mobile payments landscape

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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.

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

market volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and fear of angering Chinese regulators have prompted LinkDoc to cancel the offering, a source said.

Alibaba-backed LinkDoc suspends US IPO as Didi fallout spreads

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

Merger &amp; Acquisition

The decade-old company has now diversified into a software-as-a-service company.

Indian fintech company Clear acquires B2B payments startup yBanq to expand services

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Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng Motors

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

Electric Vehicles

Xpeng Motors raises USD 1.8 billion in Hong Kong IPO as EV race heats up. This follows a USD 1.5 billion New York IPO in August 2020.

Xpeng Motors raises USD 1.8 billion in Hong Kong IPO as EV race heats up

Hoteam Software raises USD 28 million in Series B to expand industrial design offerings like a 3D modeling engine for advanced manufacturing.

Hoteam Software raises USD 28 million in Series B to expand industrial design offerings

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Food Delivery

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

Grab and Gojek intensify turf war in Southeast Asia through tie-ups with conglomerates. Grab's link-up with Emtek runs parallel with Gojek's with AirAsia.

Gojek and Grab intensify turf war in Southeast Asia through tie-ups with AirAsia, Emtek

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

Local restaurants have accused Swiggy and Zomato of sky-high commissions, deep discounting practices, and withholding customer data, among other things.