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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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The robot maker is rolling out a new quadruped model for delivery and surveillance.

China's Pudu takes quadruped robots outdoors to fuel growth

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

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

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

East Asia

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

And Doubao is just one facet of ByteDance’s wider AI strategy.

Doubao hits 100 million DAUs as ByteDance extends its AI lead

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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

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

Energy

The former Huawei regional head joins as second-in-command to CEO Wang Lei.

EcoFlow hires Huawei veteran Peter Tong ahead of US IPO push

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

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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

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

Venture Capital

Singapore

Singapore-based accelerator venture capital firm Accelerating Asia announced the fourth cohort of its flagship 100-day program for pre-Series A startups. The 11 new portfolio companies hail from Singapore, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and cover ten industries.The firm's co-founder and general partner Amra Naidoo said that for this batch, the firm received a record number of applications from 500 startups from 30 countries. "With just 2% of startups selected, the chosen 11 will be part of our largest cohort and are eligible to receive up to SGD 200,000 (USD 149,000) in investment from our VC fund," she said in a statement.

Singapore's Accelerating Asia announces fourth cohort ahead of widened regional reach

Singapore&#8217;s Accelerating Asia announces fourth cohort ahead of widened regional reach

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Ursula Florene

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

India

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

Mobility

CarTrade, a Mumbai-based marketplace of new and used cars, is ready to become a unicorn company, those with USD 1 billion-plus valuation, with the recent funding of USD 25 million from Malabar India Fund and IIFL, the regulatory documents filed by the company shows.The 12-year-old firm allotted 1,336, 310 equity shares on March 31 to Malabar and IIFL, and doubled its valuation to USD 967 million (INR 7,100 crore), a report by local media Entrackr said. Prior to this, the company had raised INR 3.2 billion in Series H from existing investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus, and March Capital Partners in June 2020, at a valuation of USD 525 million.

Temasek-backed car marketplace CarTrade inches closer to unicorn status, report says

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Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Hardware

Indonesia

Tencent Cloud said on Monday that it has established its first internet data center in Indonesia in Jakarta's central business district. It will allow the firm to be closer to its users, reducing access delays to data and applications, help customers meet regulatory and compliance requirements, and provide more disaster recovery options in the Asia Pacific region, the company said.The data center will further support Tencent’s business in Indonesia, including music streaming platform Joox and on-demand video WeTv. The firm also has a partnership wi

Tencent Cloud opens first data center in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

Alibaba stock (HKSE: 9988) advanced as much as 9% in early Monday trading in Hong Kong after the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a RMB 18.2 billion (USD 2.8 billion) fine on Saturday, a new record since China's anti-monopoly law came into effect in 2008, but a rather small penalty according to analysts and investors.The authorities, which initiated their investigation into the firm in December 2020, concluded that Alibaba had a dominant role in China's domestic online retail market and that from 2015, it used its position to ban merchants on its platform from opening stores or participating in promotions on rival marketplaces, in a so-called "select one out of two" mechanism.

Alibaba strikes confident tone after record USD 2.8 billion anti-monopoly penalty

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Indonesian startups must start preparing strategies to tap into the country's tier-2 and tier-3 cities as these locations will outpace growth in metropolitan areas, according to a report recently released by venture capital firm Alpha JWC in collaboration with consulting firm Kearney. Titled “Unlocking the next wave of digital growth: Beyond metropolitan Indonesia,” the report says that lower-tier cities' share of the national gross domestic product will go from 3% to 5%, or from USD 46 billion to USD 77 billion, by 2030.

Non-metro unicorns are coming to Indonesia, Alpha JWC says

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

Didi

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

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

Ride-hailing

Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is preparing an initial public offering in the US, Nikkei has learned. The IPO is expected to value the company at around USD 70 billion to USD 100 billion. Didi is expected to use the billions of dollars it stands to gain from the IPO to fund a global expansion.

China's Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say

China&#8217;s Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say

MissFresh's highest IPO target: USD 1 billion

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

On-demand Services

Grocery delivery startup MissFresh submitted an application for a public listing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week, indicating a fundraising target in the band of USD 500 million to 1 billion, Chinese news media outlet IPO Zaozhidao reported.MissFresh operates a network of prepositioned warehouses across the country that serve as small-scale distribution centers, each sending out shipments of fresh food to fulfill orders placed by customers. The company counts Tencent, Tiger Global, and Goldman Sachs China as investors.

KEY STAT | Online grocer MissFresh privately files for IPO in the US

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Julianna Wu

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

Middle East

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

The Jerusalem-based firm, FlyTech, recently won a contract with a local authority to be part of a two-year pilot program that will use drones to deliver goods, like coffee, and reduce traffic on Israel’s roads.

FlyTech wins two-year pilot contract for drone deliveries in Israel

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

Social Impact

Cambodia

Malaysia

Philippines

Facebook faces fresh scrutiny in Southeast Asia, after data from over 15 million users in the region was exposed in a recent leak that could put individuals at risk of identity theft and impersonation attempts, according to local privacy watchdogs.

How has Southeast Asia been affected by the recent Facebook data leak?

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