Once dismissed as hype, the video generation industry is gaining traction as PixVerse joins Kling AI in changing minds.

Used in everything from humanoid robots to pool cleaners, RobStride’s modules are becoming the unseen foundation of China’s ...

The race to acquire a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business has narrowed to four finalists: Boyu Capital, Carlyle Group ...

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh ...

Hesai Group has raised USD 531 million in a Hong Kong listing to expand LiDAR sensor production amid growing global demand for autonomous driving technology. The Shanghai-based firm, the world’s ...

Carlyle, Boyu Capital, EQT, and HongShan have been shortlisted to acquire a majority stake in Starbucks’ China business, which bidders are valuing at around USD 5 billion based on earnings projections ...

Seon has raised USD 80 million in a Series C round led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from existing investors IVP, Creandum, and Firebolt, and new investor Hearst. The funding brings ...

KKR has acquired Hoken Minaoshi Hompo Group, a major insurance distributor in Japan with 350 locations and omnichannel services. Backed by KKR’s Asian Fund IV and K-Series, the investment will support ...

Mixue Bingcheng trimmed its overseas store count to 4,733 in H1 2025, down from 4,895 at the end of 2024, closing underperforming locations in Indonesia and Vietnam as part of an operational shift to ...

UltraGreen.ai, a specialist in fluorescence-guided surgical technologies and precision healthcare, has raised USD 188 million in a funding round co-led by 65 Equity Partners and Vitruvian Partners, ...

China is cracking down on online disinformation in the automotive sector, with national authorities launching a three-month campaign targeting false advertising and slander. Amid rising social media ...

TikTok’s US operations may be spun off into a new venture backed by Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz, and Silver Lake, under a tentative deal that would cut ByteDance’s stake to below 20%. US-China talks ...