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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

China

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

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

Consumer Economy

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

Smartphones

Steady price hikes have moved Xiaomi from budget disruptor to high-end challenger, with its latest release positioned squarely against the iPhone 17.

Xiaomi closes the gap with Apple as 17 series enters same price band

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Li Auto develops electric vehicles that combine smart cockpit systems, advanced safety features, and long-distance battery support.

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

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

The five-seat electric SUV is generating demand in showrooms, winning buyers who might otherwise choose Tesla’s Model Y or Xiaomi’s YU7.

Li Auto’s i6 draws younger buyers, shaking up China’s electric SUV market

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely

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

Deep Tech

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

The rollout enables real-time satellite communications for 20 million users, while signaling a bigger step in China’s space ambitions.

China’s answer to Starlink? Geespace completes first satellite constellation

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

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How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

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

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Backed by Ant-linked partnerships and digital asset reserves, the firm is deepening the integration of blockchain with traditional finance.

Is Yunfeng Financial becoming Jack Ma’s next Ant Group?

The insurer is ramping up investments even as earnings weaken and its shares trade at a discount to peers.

Ping An’s equity spree faces investor doubts as profits fall

The first AI server–backed tokens mark a step beyond renewable energy in RWA tokenization pilots.

RWA tokenization enters new phase with AI servers as latest asset class

Hong Kong

At its Guangzhou summit, XTransfer released PMI data spotlighting new trade routes for SMEs amid global market shifts.

XTransfer maps a “digital Silk Road” for exporters at 2025 TradeVision Summit

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T. K. Lin

Tokenization promises broader financial access, but without clear standards, it risks delivering abstraction over inclusion.

Tokenized assets are quietly reshaping market access, but structure will determine impact

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Alec Goh

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

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Lenders backed by Grab, Sea, and StanChart hang on as legacy rivals DBS, UOB, and OCBC boom.

Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore's digital banks

Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore&#8217;s digital banks

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Officials caution only a few licenses will be issued at first, favoring long-term stability over short-term hype.

Hong Kong’s stablecoin rules take effect, but approvals may take time

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Shi Yi

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

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Foundation and Large Models

The rollout reflects a broader shift in financial AI from experimentation to scaled deployment.

Ant debuts finance-focused large model as AI takes hold in banking

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Cheaper funding and geopolitical tensions are boosting growth in yuan-denominated loans.