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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

China

Chair Zhao Yan is steering the company away from hype-driven marketing, investing in synthetic biology to rebuild growth and credibility.

After years of “sleep,” Bloomage faces biotech’s hard realities with a bet on science

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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

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

Private Equity

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

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Carro and Dat Bike raise funding, Terra Oleo debuts with seed round, six new China deals, and more

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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

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

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

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

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

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Focus on Melbourne: Australia’s hotspot for startups. Companies such as Bukalapak and Homage are already drawn by the region’s possibilities.

Focus on Melbourne: Australia’s hotspot for startups

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Startup Wire | Bring the Noise. The latest startup briefs from across the Asia Pacific region.

Startup Wire | Bring the Noise

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Startup Wire

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.

Payments

Fintechs fuse ASEAN's in-store, online payments as shoppers return. Stripe to expand with launch of cashless terminals in Singapore.

Fintechs fuse ASEAN's in-store, online payments as shoppers return

Fintechs fuse ASEAN&#8217;s in-store, online payments as shoppers return

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The Uptake | Go Green Go Clean. Ecologically responsible startup development in Cambodia.

The Uptake | Go Green, Go Clean

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

Southeast Asia on cusp of EV revolution as local production begins. Chinese and South Korean automakers zoom past Japanese rivals on electric cars.

Southeast Asia on cusp of EV revolution as local production begins

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Robot boats gobble plastic waste from Vietnam to Malaysia. Coldplay, Coca-Cola, Kia funding trash-hunting vessels in Asian rivers.

Robot boats gobble plastic waste from Vietnam to Malaysia

The Uptake | Money Moves. Targeted investing in China's shifting regulatory conditions.

The Uptake | Money Moves

Combating climate change through cleantech in Cambodia. As climate effects threaten to reduce the GDP by 10% by 2050, startups aim for sustainability.

Combating climate change through cleantech in Cambodia

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