Episode Six, or E6, a global provider of payment processing and digital ledger infrastructure for banks and financial institutions, plans to expand its footprint in Hong Kong this year.

Blockchain made up about 15 per cent of the talks at Money20/20 Asia this year, just slightly below the proportion of talks on AI, as interest remains high in Asia.

The main chip maker to Nvidia and Apple reported a 16 per cent jump in sales in the quarter to March 31, beating market consensus.

Despite having a wealth of innovative start-ups, Malaysia can’t seem to attract the same amounts of venture capital funding as its regional rivals. But all that could change.

SMEs’ understanding of and readiness to employ new tech lags behind their belief that it will confer benefits, survey finds.

Economic growth and ‘de-risking’ from China are driving investors to Southeast Asia, but just four companies accounted for nearly half of exit values since 2015.

Asia’s small and medium sized-enterprises and sectors like technology and education have a widening funding gap, and private credit players are seeing lending opportunities here.

A shortage in manpower and rising costs are leading to the widespread adoption of automation in the jewellery manufacturing sector, with top maisons now using robots for diamond cutting and polishing

Analysts expect South Korea’s trade deficit with China to persist as Beijing reduces its dependence on foreign chips.

China was the world’s leading producer in seven of the 10 industries in 2020 covered by an Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) report released on Wednesday.

Generative AI can support innovation, content creation, product development, marketing and services, Euromonitor says, citing Chinese travel platform Trip.com as one company that has scored direct benefits from implementing AI.

Structural tensions continue to cloud the Sino-US economic relationship as companies look to diversify supply chains to other Asian countries.

President Xi’s video address to 2023 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen urges more equal and inclusive cyberspace

Once valued at US$47 billion, WeWork’s plunge into bankruptcy damaged the professional reputation of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son far beyond the US$11.5 billion he lost in the co-working office space start-up.

‘The pilot would feel as if he became the robot himself’. One idea is for robots to get together for a shoot out with toy guns, while another is for them to help clean up after disasters.

With the acquisition of Pony Media and Damai, Alibaba Pictures says it will ‘further build brand awareness for its offline entertainment business’.

Tech executives are concerned about the business impact from cheap Chinese robots that can cost one-fifth of the price of domestically made equivalents.

Quantum computing will change the world as we know it, but more breakthroughs are needed before we see the hugely powerful processors become an everyday reality, say quantum physicists.

The region is a bright spot for the Chinese-owned firm, following months of intense scrutiny by the US and other nations over users’ data security and alleged ties to Beijing.

‘Extravagant growth’ pursued by firms including Grab in the pre-pandemic era is unlikely to replicated in the current economic climate, say analysts.

125 million Indonesians comprise most the app’s 325 million Southeast Asian users every month and about 2 million sell their wares on TikTok Shop in Indonesia.

Technology and collaboration are crucial factors to help Macau diversify its economic base, say its chief executive Ho Iat-seng, Guangdong governor Wang Weizhong, Alibaba’s Joe Tsai and commentator Andrew Sheng.

Olivia Cotes-James founded Luüna Naturals, one of Hong Kong’s first, and biggest, femtech companies, which has worked with offices and schools to dispense free menstrual products to over 300,000 users.