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While China’s tea chains race to open stores, Molly Tea is opting for a more measured expansion. Will this strategy give it an edge, or leave it lagging behind?

Molly Tea isn’t rushing into China’s tea wars—could that be the smarter move? | KrASIA

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

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Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: MindWorks Capital raises USD 220 million for new fund, Chickin and watchTowr reportedly bag Series A funding, four China deals, and more

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

With plans to launch in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Middle East, Baidu’s robotaxi service aims to break new ground as competition in self-driving intensifies.

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up | KrASIA

Baidu’s Apollo Go eyes global expansion as robotaxi race heats up

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The fund recently invested in sectors including social commerce, SaaS, and fintech.

Vertex Ventures targets its next 500 million internet users from India | KrASIA

Vertex Ventures targets its next 500 million internet users from India

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Avanish Tiwary

A sustainable co-working chain in Vietnam is plotting expansions across the region.

UPGen's co-founder Namster Do discusses moving beyond the "WeWork model" | KrASIA

UPGen&#8217;s co-founder Namster Do discusses moving beyond the &#8220;WeWork model&#8221;

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Thu Huong Le

A conversation with VinaCapital Ventures' Khanh Tran, who's leading tech investment at the USD 100 million Vietnam-focused venture capital platform.

Is Vietnam's tech ecosystem living up to the hype? | KrASIA

Is Vietnam&#8217;s tech ecosystem living up to the hype?

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Garibaldi Thohir is confident that the company will soon become profitable.

Gojek commissioner has high hopes for an IPO | KrASIA

Gojek commissioner has high hopes for an IPO

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Cindy Silviana

The online trading platform allows people to share and learn trading knowledge for free.

eToro, a social network for traders: Q&A with Asia's managing director Jasper Lee | KrASIA

eToro, a social network for traders: Q&#038;A with Asia&#8217;s managing director Jasper Lee

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Zhixin Tan

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.

Tencent

COO Mark Ren also sheds light on the company's third restructuring in corporate history, and why it adopts a partnership system.

Tencent says it isn't after 'substandard' content, unfazed by rivalry from ByteDance's TikTok | KrASIA

Tencent says it isn&#8217;t after &#8216;substandard&#8217; content, unfazed by rivalry from ByteDance&#8217;s TikTok

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Sun Henan

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

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Temasek Holdings Private Limited is a Singaporean holding company owned by the Government of Singapore.

Temasek

Other sectors to look out for are fintech, edtech and healthcare tech

E-commerce and ride-hailing are the fastest growing sectors in Southeast Asia and Indonesia, says Google Indonesia head | KrASIA

E-commerce and ride-hailing are the fastest growing sectors in Southeast Asia and Indonesia, says Google Indonesia head

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

Billionaire says his group's growth pales beside US and Chinese companies.

SoftBank's Son 'embarrassed' by track record as Asia rivals zoom by | KrASIA

SoftBank&#8217;s Son &#8217;embarrassed&#8217; by track record as Asia rivals zoom by

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Local player SG Bikes emerged as the winner of the competition–for now.

Q&A

Vertex Ventures targets its next 500 million internet users from India

UPGen’s co-founder Namster Do discusses moving beyond the “WeWork model”

Is Vietnam’s tech ecosystem living up to the hype?

Gojek commissioner has high hopes for an IPO

eToro, a social network for traders: Q&A with Asia’s managing director Jasper Lee

Tencent says it isn’t after ‘substandard’ content, unfazed by rivalry from ByteDance’s TikTok

E-commerce and ride-hailing are the fastest growing sectors in Southeast Asia and Indonesia, says Google Indonesia head

SoftBank’s Son ’embarrassed’ by track record as Asia rivals zoom by

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