KrASIA Writers

Our picks feature firms that have developed services and platforms for different facets of fintech.

Budget documents show that the Ministry of Transport and Communications earmarked USD 4 million in 2019 and 2020 for a “lawful interception” initiative.

These Southeast Asian startups that KrASIA highlighted in the first half of 2021 have one thing in common: they each identified a relatively unexplored area and built their business around it.

The Chinese startups that KrASIA found most interesting in the first half of 2021 span multiple sectors: holograms, payments, digital twins, wellness, and blockchain.

Apps and websites like TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter not only host and disseminate text, photos, and videos from Myanmar, but also serve as ideological battlefronts.

The convergence of private R&D and state-driven investments is creating a rush to create new chip production capabilities in China.

Almost 30% of Myanmar’s teachers have been suspended by the military regime for participating in the civil disobedience movement.

While tech talks are in full swing in Indonesia, Clubhouse users in Thailand and Myanmar have carved out a different niche as they navigate political instability.