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Surging post-IPO market caps are setting new valuation anchors and reshaping investor expectations.

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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.

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Deals in brief: Grab to acquire Stash, Gobi Partners backs Valiance Health, Humain invests in xAI, and more

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

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What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

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Beginners seeking the experience of playing an instrument may soon be able to bypass the steep learning curve.

With the U1, LiberLive aims to address music instrument dropout

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

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

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The five-year old consumer brand has manufacturing facilities across Germany, Italy, USA, and Korea, besides India, and sells its products globally.

India's D2C brand Sugar Cosmetics closes USD 21 million Series C funding

India&#8217;s D2C brand Sugar Cosmetics closes USD 21 million Series C funding

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

SMIC is a Chinese semiconductor foundry fabricating chips that power smartphones, data centers, and emerging IoT applications.

SMIC

TSMC, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, delivers advanced chipsets that enable next-generation devices and cloud computing servers.

TSMC

Operational continuity is not significantly adversely affected by the US restrictions, the company says.

Chinese chipmaker SMIC posts revenue growth, but stock plunges

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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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.

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

Fintech

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

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The company says that only the e-pay online reload and bill payment collection system are affected.

E-pay Malaysia users allegedly affected by data leak

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

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

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Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

The world's first short video stock reached a market cap of USD 179 billion. Short video app Kuaishou (HKEX: 1024) on Friday morning raised USD 5.3 billion in the biggest tech IPO since Uber, and the biggest public listing in Hong Kong, with its stock price almost tripling from HKD 115 to HKD 338.

KEY STAT | Kuaishou jumps nearly 200% in Hong Kong debut

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A new tool named Tokoko helps BukuWarung's clients set up online shops. BukuWarung, the Indonesian fintech startup that aims to digitize micro retailers, has added with Rocketship.vc a new investor, in a funding round that also included several unnamed individuals and an Indonesian retail giant. With the money, the firm plans to expand its offerings, as well as the tech and product teams in Indonesia, India, and Singapore.

With new investors, BukuWarung improves payment options for traditional Indonesian retailers

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TreasuryXpress provides online software to different organizations, helping them to manage their treasury and cash operations.

Lebanon-based global treasury management SaaS TreasuryXpress gets acquired by Bottomline

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CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

China's global champion in the field doubles down on growth. The world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, China's CATL, says it will rev up production even higher, spending up to RMB 29 billion (USD 4.49 billion) to build or upgrade domestic factories to meet growing demand.

EV-battery giant CATL to boost capacity with USD 4.5 billion investment

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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.

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

Digital Banks

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

Ant Group's valuation is estimated to fall by more than half after the business overhaul. Ant Group and Chinese financial regulators have reached an agreement on the firm's restructuring plan that will put the fintech giant's businesses, including food delivery, blockchain, and mobile payments, into a financial holding company, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Ant Group restructures into a financial holding company, explores IPO revival

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

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

The case represents "the first misuse of corporate power for personal purposes," according to an internal note by Huawei.

Huawei CEO apologizes for using corporate power to register trademarks for daughter

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