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How Startups are Taking a Bite out of the Food & Beverage Industry in Southeast Asia
After startups in fintech and deep tech, it’s time we talk about food. As one of the most deep-rooted industries, for food startups, it can be one of the trickiest to navigate and innovate, especially with a plethora of factors to consider such as the taste of the customer and so on. However, the industry […]
Race to the Top, Co-Working Space forms alliances to Dominate Asia
The co-working industry, while not as highly discussed as AI or VR, has become the hotbed of deal activity globally, moving from the niche market to the mainstream. And if anything, New York-based WeWork can testify for it. Right after SpaceX and Palantir, WeWork is the 7th most valuable startup in the world with a […]
China’s Becoming in the Global Leader of Artificial Intelligence
The competition between China and the United States in Artificial Intelligence (AI) development has always been ongoing and tricky to quantify. While there has been some hard numbers, they have been open to interpretation. The latest numbers were derived from technology analysts CB Insights, which reports that China has overtaken the United States in the […]
A REALITY CHECK FOR AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN ASIA
Imagine entering into a house that is to be built in the next 5 years. Or looking to your left and seeing the Eiffel Tower, which you will visit on your trip to Paris next month. Such scenarios are among the visions promised by Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) – and it’s easy to see […]
FROM MADE IN CHINA TO SELLING IN CHINA: THE INNOVATIONS THAT TRANSFORMED CHINA INTO THE PLATFORM FOR ECOMMERCE
It’s all in the past. The days when China was associated with sweatshops and cheaply manufactured labels. Although journalists are still reporting cases of child labor and unsatisfactory workplaces in China, the three words – Made in China no longer represents the country The negative connotations which represent the exploitation of its high population demographics […]