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New capital, maturing pipelines, and a more global R&D mindset are pushing valuations higher, even as competition tightens.

Hong Kong biotech enters its second act with a licensing supercycle

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Midea opens new Shanghai campus to anchor its global innovation push

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

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

The new recruiting platform is tasked with solving merchants’ staffing issues.

Exclusive | Meituan builds blue-collar jobs recruitment platform

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Y Combinator accelerates early-stage startups, mentoring founders and providing seed funding for transformative tech ideas.

Y Combinator

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India's online car rental space is heating up due to multiple factors that include a change in car ownership.

Ola enters Indian online car rental space as local youths stop buying cars

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

The program, designed in collaboration with startup hub Digitaraya, aims to find the best Indonesian startups with positive impact on society.

Gojek kicks off own accelerator, Gojek Xcelerate

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Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Swiggy and other food delivery companies got into trouble last month as 25,000 restaurants logged out of their platforms.

Meituan-backed Indian food delivery unicorn Swiggy launches on-demand delivery service

The company pins hopes on the new tea business amid widened losses.

Luckin Coffee has bigger ambition for selling tea as it spins off Luckin Tea brand

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Luckin is taking a page from the likes of Starbucks to sell coffee mugs as an extra revenue source.

Other than coffee, Luckin now wants to sell merchandised cups in China

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The CEO of Go-Viet explains why Gojek's one-stop platform can also greatly impact Vietnamese users and society.

Christy Trang Le of Go-Viet on bringing a multi-service platform to all Vietnamese

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Thu Huong Le

From saving the planet AND your luggage, to getting money for job referrals, Hanoi Innovation Summit has it all.

Open innovation in Hanoi: Early Stage

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

Amazon

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

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It could be Amazon's most significant investment in Indonesia.