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

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

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The startup is developing a streamlined reactor design that could make fusion energy cheaper, faster to build, and easier to commercialize.

Meet Xeonova, an Ant-backed startup powering China’s nuclear fusion ambitions

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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

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

Retail

Hong Kong

With half its sales still tied to Miniso, the toy maker now faces the challenge of proving it can stand on its own.

Top Toy’s Hong Kong IPO puts its IP strategy to the test

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Investors are wary if the studio can deliver another hit after Ne Zha 2.

Enlight Media caps record year, but questions linger after Ne Zha 2 boom

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

News | KrASIA

Zoom’s video conferencing tools power remote work, online events, and virtual classrooms globally.

Zoom

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

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This marks the video conferencing platform's 18th data center and first expansion into the region.

Zoom opens data center in Singapore, expands into Southeast Asia

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Yin Lin Tan

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

Gaming

The initiative called ‘E-sports Beijing 2020’ builds on the momentum of news that the annual League of Legends World Championship will be staged for two consecutive years in China.

Chinese Communist Party aims to turn Beijing into an e-sports hub, backed by subsidy schemes

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SCMP

The new round brings the company’s total raised funds to USD 12 million.

Digital ledger startup BukuKas raises USD 9 million from Sequoia India’s Surge, Credit Saison

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While TikTok has been caught in the middle of straining US-China relations, Bigo has not been targeted by US authorities.

TikTok competitor Bigo shifts servers to Singapore amidst US crackdown

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

E-commerce

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

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Trip.com

China's largest travel agency and an e-commerce giant join forces to take advantage of travel rebound.

JD Group and Trip.com partner to catch travel industry rebound

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Gozde Celik

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

Venture Capital

Supported startups will provide value-added digital services to SOEs, and help them to adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape in Indonesia.

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia's state-owned enterprises

MDI Ventures closes USD 500 million fund, wants to digitize Indonesia&#8217;s state-owned enterprises

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

Byju's

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

India

Oyo, an Indian hospitality platform, aggregates affordable accommodations, bringing travelers budget hotels and homestays under one brand.

Lightspeed India Partners made partial exits of nearly USD 900 million last year from its two star portfolio firms, Oyo and Byju's.

Lightspeed India Partners raised USD 275 million for its third India fund

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

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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.

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

Logistics

The company shipped 10 million parcels in Thailand in the second quarter, up 95.3% compared with the first quarter of this year, while delivering 5.75 million in Vietnam, up 54.3% quarter on quarter.

CHINA BRIEF | Alibaba-backed courier Best shows promising expansion in Southeast Asia

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Song Jingli

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

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

SoftBank

Investment powerhouse changes tack after being burned by unicorns.

SoftBank pours billions into Big Tech, amasses USD 1.2 billion in Amazon

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