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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.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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Sudo Lim

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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

Honor designs smartphones and wearables, balancing price and performance for a tech-savvy, value-focused audience.

Honor

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

Artificial Intelligence

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

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

Deep Tech

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

There’s no consensus yet on the final form factor, but smartphone makers may have an advantage in AI devices.

Honor sees phones as key to on-device AI, even if they are not the endgame

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Middle East

Badri said the Iran conflict has driven the opening of an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, as the emirate freezes some taxes.

Dubai open for business, as economic head cites Oman "green corridor"

Dubai open for business, as economic head cites Oman &#8220;green corridor&#8221;

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

Payments

In September end, country's instant payment tool UPI hit a billion transactions within three years of existence.

India calling out banks and mobile payment firms for ambitious digital transaction target 

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Avanish Tiwary

PouchNATION will help integrate its tech platform with that of ThaiTicketMajor.

Traveloka-backed PouchNATION partners with online ticketing website ThaiTicketMajor

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Zhixin Tan

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

"The Truman Show" in real life has sparked concerns among the Chinese public.

China's Baidu, Qihu 360 release free mobile software to spot spy cameras

China&#8217;s Baidu, Qihu 360 release free mobile software to spot spy cameras

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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Transsion, an electronics brand popular in Africa, produces smartphones and feature phones tailored to local consumer preferences.

Transsion

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

Hardware

Profit increase related to foreign currency futures.

Transsion sees 732% net profit increase, but not from selling phones

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Song Jingli

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

Education

Ruangguru's Vietnam subsidiary Kien Guru already has 2,000 video lectures and 15,000 pieces of supplementary learning materials.

Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru takes its classes to Vietnam

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Khamila Mulia

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

On-demand Services

The startup wants to expand its Gojek-style multi-service model in Vietnam's key cities.

Vietnamese startup Lozi closes funding led by South Korea’s Smilegate Investment

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Thu Huong Le

The fund is among the biggest in the region.

Jungle Ventures closes third fund at USD 240 million

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Pinduoduo

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

E-commerce

Pinduoduo's founder is the richest man under 40 years old in China with a fortune worth USD 2 billion.

Pinduoduo tops Apple's App Store global downloads in shopping sector

Pinduoduo tops Apple&#8217;s App Store global downloads in shopping sector

The firm will further invest in China, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

News

India calling out banks and mobile payment firms for ambitious digital transaction target

Traveloka-backed PouchNATION partners with online ticketing website ThaiTicketMajor

China’s Baidu, Qihu 360 release free mobile software to spot spy cameras

Transsion sees 732% net profit increase, but not from selling phones

Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru takes its classes to Vietnam

Vietnamese startup Lozi closes funding led by South Korea’s Smilegate Investment

Jungle Ventures closes third fund at USD 240 million

Pinduoduo tops Apple’s App Store global downloads in shopping sector

Temasek-backed ABC World Asia closes USD 385 million fund for impact investing

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