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Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Lenovo’s Leshines gains Saudi backing, Ampd Energy and Ensonic secure funding, Swiggy bags USD 606 million from anchor investors, and more

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Amid slowing sales, new CEO Brian Niccol is steering Starbucks back to basics, reviving its “third space” community focus.

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots | KrASIA

With Luckin Coffee on the rise, Starbucks scales back discounts and returns to its roots

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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With innovative approaches and a commitment to cultural and environmental needs, Southeast Asian startups can thrive amid competition and market challenges.

Pioneering innovation: Turning challenges into competitive advantages | KrASIA

Pioneering innovation: Turning challenges into competitive advantages

Michelle Khoo is the leader of the Deloitte Center for The Edge Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience in advising business and government leaders on long-term strategies, Khoo is passionate about shaping a more sustainable, fairer, and inclusive future in both physical and digital realms. Her work revolves around artificial intelligence, sustainability, metaverse, disruption, and innovation.

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Indonesia, a promising land for mobile internet and now the fourth largest smartphone market in the world, has recently seen the emergence of three unicorns, thanks to the soaring penetration of their 4G network.

Hunt for the next unicorn company: a realistic portrayal of Chinese VCs in Indonesia | KrASIA

Hunt for the next unicorn company: a realistic portrayal of Chinese VCs in Indonesia

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

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You’ll be able to learn about the past and present of the cash loan business in China as well as get a glimpse into its uncertain future.

Here is the complete story behind cash loan, the new breeding ground for Chinese billionaires | KrASIA

Here is the complete story behind cash loan, the new breeding ground for Chinese billionaires

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy, is a Chinese e-commerce company headquartered in Beijing.

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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The buzzword of the world has changed from “connection” to “efficiency” as the industry waves goodbye to fintech 1.0 and ushers in the age of fintech 2.0.

Chinese tech moguls BATJ are increasingly becoming enablers of the financial sector | KrASIA

Chinese tech moguls BATJ are increasingly becoming enablers of the financial sector

The bike-sharing company Bluegogo, which envisioned a bright future for itself as recently as the beginning of this year, is now in deep predicament. The cruelty of the bike-sharing battle probably lies in its unprecedented vulnerability to change. What should we draw from Bluegogo's story?