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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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

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

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As EMB systems approach mass production, Bethel and newcomer Orient Motion are facing off in court for control of the technology.

China’s automakers gear up for EMB mass production, and its first major patent battle

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

In China’s far west, the startup is developing modular robots designed to operate in harsh outdoor environments.

Percisphere builds shape-shifting robots to tackle agriculture’s toughest terrains

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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

Collectively acquiring basic financial knowledge can lead to massive payoffs in innovation.

Financial literacy can remedy sluggish growth in Malaysia’s internet economy, says analyst

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Beijing, once completely empty as authorities enforced quarantine measures through tech applications, is now slowly returning to normal.

Smartphones and QR codes are now indispensable tools in quarantined Beijing

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Having multiple options for getting medicine and health supplements delivered to you is always good. Even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This pharmacy delivery startup has a plan to one-up competitors

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The company is now producing a VR documentary where many creators across China show their lives amid the coronavirus outbreak.

VR to disrupt entertainment as we know it, says VeeR VR founder: Inside China’s Startups

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Niramai's radiation-free, noninvasive tech detects malignancies in 15 minutes.

Indian startup takes AI-powered breast cancer screening to Asia

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Airbnb connects travelers with unique short-term rentals, from city apartments to countryside retreats, worldwide.

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What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

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China's largest aggregator, Trip.com, forecasted its revenues to drop 45% to 50% YoY in the first quarter of 2020.

Coronavirus spurs somber outlook for online travel companies

After completing a major acquisition, Yijiupi is vying for a dominant market share position.

Could this startup become the leader in China's fragmented online procurement industry?

Could this startup become the leader in China&#8217;s fragmented online procurement industry?

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There are currently three platforms licensed by the country's Financial Services Authority.

Indonesia's equity crowdfunding platforms are turning ideas into ventures

Indonesia&#8217;s equity crowdfunding platforms are turning ideas into ventures

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What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

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TurtleTree Labs is the first company to develop cell-based milk.

One-of-a-kind startup TurtleTree Labs is producing milk from cells: Startup Stories

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