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

Artificial Intelligence

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.

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Who thrives in a digitally democratized landscape? Discover how independent creators, influencers, and educators monetize content and expertise.

Creator Economy

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

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What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

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AI is "completely changing" the competition landscape, according to ReelShort's CEO.

Asian streaming services go big on microdramas and AI content

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How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

It topped global and China rankings in the first quarter, while new products strengthened its category lead during the 618 shopping festival.

RayNeo extends AR glasses lead as smart eyewear demand shifts

IPO Zaozhidao is a Chinese media outlet that provides timely coverage of IPO developments and related market signals.

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Huawei's booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2026.

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

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

Telecom carriers could eventually earn from AI activity on their networks.

Huawei lays out six priorities for AI-era mobile networks

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

Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

Microsoft

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

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The company is currently hiring for more than 200 Singapore-based positions, including roles for Thai and Vietnamese speakers.

ByteDance to invest several billion dollars, add hundreds of jobs in Singapore: Report

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Yin Lin Tan

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

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PacPay will be debuting by the end of 2020, tapping into the huge potential of cross-border payments in Southeast Asia.

Manny Pacquiao is launching a payment platform for cross-border transfers

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

Ant Group

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

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China’s Ant Group plans to raise more funds on Shanghai’s Star market than in Hong Kong as part of its up to USD 30 billion dual listing.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund ponders investment into Ant Group's IPO: Report

Saudi Arabia&#8217;s sovereign fund ponders investment into Ant Group&#8217;s IPO: Report

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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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

WeRide has been testing its vehicles in challenging urban conditions while Baidu plans a Beijing expansion for its autonomous driving service.

China pushes boundaries of self-driving cars with WeRide and Baidu

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Song Jingli

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

While Ant Group holds the majority stake with a 29.7% share, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has a 19.6% shareholding, followed by SAIF Partners with 18. 56% stake.

India's Paytm denies Ant Group having a significant influence over it

India&#8217;s Paytm denies Ant Group having a significant influence over it

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Moulishree Srivastava

Transaction made through WeChat mini-program in 2019, USD 116 billion

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

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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

The "apps inside WeChat" opened the e-commerce possibility for China's No.1 chatting and social media app.

KEY STAT | WeChat mini program overtakes Meituan as fourth largest transaction platform in China

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Julianna Wu

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

JazzyPay is currently targeting underserved businesses in the Philippines, primarily hospitals, schools, clinics, and medical suppliers.

Philippine fintech JazzyPay raises USD 500,000 seed funding from Cocoon Capital

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Khamila Mulia

The move comes amid significant disruption in China's search engine industry, with Tencent buying Sogou and ByteDance releasing Toutiao Search.

WeChat adds new function to expand search engine

The key features of Launcho’s co-creation model include a SGD 3,500 monthly salary for founders during the program, as well as free office space in Singapore.

Launcho Ventures sets up startup studio in Singapore

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