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Market movement, capital flows, and corporate expansion trends across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

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Structural Shift Behind the Halving of Financing: Asia-Pacific Insurtech is Moving from 'Challenger' to 'Enabler'

Insurance technology financing in the Asia-Pacific region halved in 2022-2025 compared to the previous four years, but the flow of funds shifted from digital insurers directly challenging traditional insurance companies to technology infrastructure and platform companies. China's share declined, while India and Southeast Asia rose, driven by profound changes in regional insurance demand structure, regulatory environment, and innovation ecosystem.

David Chen4 min read
Asia Markets

Asia-Pacific industrial M&A rises against the trend: transaction volume expected to grow 2% in 2026, supply chain restructuring drives regional investment boom.

According to PwC's latest M&A outlook, Asia-Pacific will be the only region globally to achieve growth in industrial and services transaction volume by 2026, with an expected increase of 2%. India and Southeast Asia, as key destinations for manufacturing diversification, are attracting significant capital inflows, with automation and AI infrastructure becoming core transaction themes.

David Chen2 min read
Asia Markets

Asia-Pacific Chromium-Promoted Catalyst Market: Petrochemical Expansion and Hydrogen Energy Revolution Drive Regional Growth

The Asia-Pacific region is the world's largest consumer market for chromium-promoted catalysts. Driven by the expansion of petrochemical capacity in China and India, as well as the hydrogen economy, the compound annual growth rate is expected to reach 5.5%-7.5% from 2026 to 2035. Regional supply chains are accelerating localization, with Chinese companies gradually replacing imported high-end products.

Marcus Sterling3 min read
Asia Markets

AI reshapes the current state of software development in Asia Pacific: Cursor targets the $20 billion legacy system restructuring opportunity.

As the cost of maintaining legacy software continues to rise, AI-assisted development tools are becoming key for Asia-Pacific enterprises to restructure their application architecture. Cursor President Simon Green pointed out that nearly half of the global $1.8 trillion in software spending is used for 'keeping the lights on,' and the Asia-Pacific region is facing a market opportunity of about $20 billion.

Amira Rozali3 min read
Asia Markets

The bustle of Kuala Lumpur’s hangar reflects the restructuring of Asia’s business aviation maintenance chain

ExecuJet’s rising workload at its new Kuala Lumpur facility may appear on the surface to be simply an improvement in a single company’s capacity utilization, but behind it lies a reflection of the expansion of Asia’s business aviation fleet, the repatriation of maintenance demand within the region, and the long-term shift toward localized delivery of high-net-worth travel and corporate aviation services.

Sarah Tan4 min read
Asia Markets

Behind the rebound in ASEAN manufacturing: domestic demand recovery and weak external demand are proceeding in parallel, while supply chain restructuring continues

ASEAN manufacturing PMI returned to an upward trend in May, indicating improvements in new orders and output within the region, but exports continued to decline and price pressures remained, suggesting that the recovery in ASEAN manufacturing depends more on domestic demand and local inventory replenishment than on a broad rebound in external demand.

Haruto Sato7 min read
Asia Markets

Asia’s stock markets’ “AI dual engines” and the geopolitical oil price shock: Why did Japan and South Korea be the first to hit new records?

Driven by U.S. tech stocks, Japanese and South Korean stock markets have simultaneously hit new highs, showing that Asia's capital markets are being repriced by the AI investment cycle; but geopolitical risks in the Middle East have kept oil prices elevated, also reminding the market that tech optimism has not eliminated uncertainty around inflation and policy.

Marcus Sterling7 min read