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The plan outlines three steps for China to embed AI across science, industry, and society.

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

Biotechnology

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.

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

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To enter China, Jet Commerce acquired e-commerce enabler Brand Top.

Indonesia-based Jet Commerce expands into China and Philippines

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Khamila Mulia

The Thai language poses some specific challenges to chatbot developers.

Chatbots find fertile ground in Thailand, Southeast Asia's largest social commerce market

Chatbots find fertile ground in Thailand, Southeast Asia&#8217;s largest social commerce market

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NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

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How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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It has weathered an ever-changing macroeconomic environment for 22 years.

Old but still fresh: NetEase reports 46% profit increase and 800 million users for its cloud music service

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Song Jingli

The search engine allocates USD 30 million for a minority stake in one of Youzan's subsidiaries.

Baidu deepens ties with Tencent-backed SaaS vendor Youzan for e-commerce enabled by mini programs

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

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The portal also accepts payments for other public services.

Tokopedia teams up with the Indonesian finance ministry for online tax payments

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

Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo's answer to Chinese Valentine's day is the so-called "Xixi Festival".

In another attention-grabbing campaign Pinduoduo now matches couples on its app

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

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Outlet in Beijing marks company’s ambition in building an ecosytem for luxury sector.

JD.com debuts first luxury goods service center

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Sun Henan

Local tech firm VNG reduces its ownership in Tiki from roughly 29% to 24%, while JD holds about 26%.

JD.com becomes largest shareholder in Vietnamese e-commerce platform Tiki

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Thu Huong Le

Currently, only in Malaysia, the company plans to enter the Indonesian market in the future