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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

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Pan joins to lead the development of Meituan’s LongCat app and large model.

Meituan hires top talent Pan Xin as it doubles down on AI

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

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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.

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

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

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Deals in brief: Airwallex raises Series G funding, Granite Asia completes first close for credit fund, 13 new China investments, and more

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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

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Experts flag rising volatility as the hunt for megastars like BTS and Blackpink intensifies.

Chinese barriers rattle K-pop entertainment agency shares

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

Enterprise Services

Chinese SaaS provider and developer Xiaoetong has secured USD 120 million in a Series D round from investors including Hillhouse Capital and other firms.

Chinese SaaS provider Xiaoetong nabs USD 120 million from Hillhouse, more

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

Hardware

Tablet maker Jingling secured USD 10 million in financing from Sinovation Ventures and Trustbridge Partners after launching a new Andriod operating system.

Tablet startup Jingling nabs USD 10 million from Sinovation and other investors

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

Middle East

Israeli VC firm Meron Capital has launched a new USD 50 million fund to invest in early-stage deep tech startups led by Israeli entrepreneurs.

Meron Capital launches USD 50 million fund to invest in promising Israeli entrepreneurs

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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

Beijing-based Horizon Robotics sealed a Series C round worth USD 1.5 billion, valuing the company at USD 5 billion in the autonomous driving sector.

Horizon Robotics lands USD 1.5 billion in hot autonomous driving sector

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

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

AirAsia said that it is calling for interested fresh produce and grocery merchants in Singapore to join the launch of its delivery service.

AirAsia to launch grocery delivery service in Singapore

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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

Auto marketplace Carro said it became a unicorn after a USD 360 million injection in a Series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Carro becomes Singapore's latest unicorn after SoftBank-led USD 360 million injection

Carro becomes Singapore&#8217;s latest unicorn after SoftBank-led USD 360 million injection

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Diptera.ai aims to disrupt the USD 100 billion pest control market. Its services are designed to curtail the mosquito population using AI.

Diptera.ai raises USD 3 million to curtail mosquito population using AI

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

Gojek

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

Logistics

Indonesia

Drivers of Gojek's GoSend Same Day delivery service, or GoKilat, are planning to form a workers' alliance to continue fighting for their rights.

Gojek's GoKilat drivers are forming a workers' alliance as strikes spread to other companies

Gojek&#8217;s GoKilat drivers are forming a workers&#8217; alliance as strikes spread to other companies

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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

PhonePe, a digital wallet in India, enables UPI payments, money transfers, and merchant transactions through a user-friendly app.

PhonePe

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

In May, Walmart-owned PhonePe signed the term sheet to acquire an over 90% stake in Indus OS, to boost its super app dream on the back of the latter's content and app discovery platform.

PhonePe-Indus OS USD 60 million deal in limbo

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

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