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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.

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The fintech firm is betting on global expansion and AI-driven financial infrastructure to anchor its next phase of growth.

Airwallex raises USD 300 million, eyes IPO readiness and AI-led finance

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

Batteries

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

Deep Tech

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

Energy

As China grapples with a surge in retired EV batteries, Eagoal is leaning on predictive tools and clean chemistry to lead the way.

As EV batteries retire, recyclers like Eagoal race to scale and standardize

The tariff rollback shows Washington's constraints and offers exporters reprieve.

US-China trade war truce: 5 things to know

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Oppo’s Europe sales grew 41% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year.

With Huawei facing hurdles in Europe, Chinese smartphone brand Oppo eyes expansion

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South China Morning Post

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

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

The company behind TikTok is using its knowledge of the endless scroll to experiment with online learning apps.

TikTok maker ByteDance refocuses on education apps back home in China amid trouble overseas

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

Enterprise Services

Partner Persol cites need to ease Japanese hiring gap in IT workers.

NEC app helps Japan recruit Indian tech engineers

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

Online Education

Following NetEase's lucrative secondary listing in Hong Kong this June, the company has its eyes set on overseas markets.

NetEase celebrates 20 years on Nasdaq as international expansion reaches new heights

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AJ Cortese

Online classes were like a band-aid in the beginning because nobody believed that the pandemic would last this long, said Sandeep Aneja.

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

India

Sequoia Capital finances transformative companies, guiding them through growth phases and global market entry.

Sequoia Capital

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

The company received an NBFC (non-banking financial company) license from Reserve Bank of India in 2017 that allows it to offer financial products and services to customers.

Sequoia Capital leads USD 5 million round in education loan startup Eduvanz

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Avanish Tiwary

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

On-demand Services

The proposed service promises to streamline public transportation, but infrastructure for EVs needs to be developed too.

Singapore may see electric 'microcars' for rent by 2021

Singapore may see electric &#8216;microcars&#8217; for rent by 2021

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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.

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

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

Shenzhen is home to more companies on the list than any other cities.

Forbes’ top Chinese CEOs list includes names from Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan

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The enhanced Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme aims to drive technology and innovation in the financial sector.

Singapore commits SGD 250 million to develop fintech sector

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Bilibili, an online entertainment platform, features anime, gaming videos, live streams, and interactive communities appealing to younger audiences.

Bilibili

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

President Xi Jinping has started a campaign against food waste, as China is dealing with food security issues caused by floods and COVID-19.

State media slams popular mukbang for food wastage

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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