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Editor, Supply Chain Asia
Haruto Sato examines Asian manufacturing shifts and logistics networks. He provides insights into regional supply chain restructuring, export changes, and industrial migration.
haruto-sato@asiabizreview.comAsia-Pacific insurance companies are facing stricter capital rules and a complex market environment. South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and other regions have been adjusting their investment strategies and risk exposures. A regulatory-driven industry transformation is accelerating.
Xizi Clean Energy, gremsInc, and CURVES HOLDINGS, these three Asian small-cap stocks demonstrate strong fundamentals and innovative strategies, reflecting the regional trends of green transformation, consumption upgrades, and supply chain restructuring.
ASEAN is transitioning from a raw material exporter to a battery manufacturing hub, and the 2026 ASEAN Battery Technology Conference marks the implementation of the regional industrialization strategy. This article analyzes how technical challenges, supply chain restructuring, and safety standards are reshaping the landscape of Asia's new energy industry.
Asia-Pacific insurtech funding dropped from $9.1 billion to $4.1 billion, with the number of deals halved. Capital shifted from digital insurers to technology providers, infrastructure, and platforms. India's share rose to 45%, while Singapore and Indonesia together accounted for 35%, and China's share declined. Embedded insurance and AI applications emerged as new growth drivers.
The Asia-Pacific APOGEE system market is expanding at a CAGR of 6.5%-8.5%, driven by semiconductor expansion and smart manufacturing, with supply chains shifting to ASEAN and high-end modules commanding a premium of 40%.
The Digiloong Cup Investment Summit, jointly organized by Century Huatong and Macau IPIM, revealed Macau's key role as a platform for Chinese AI companies to expand into Portuguese-speaking countries. The article analyzes how Macau's policies, capital ecosystem, and corporate strategies work together to drive the AI industry from efficiency tools to ecological competition.
As global supply chains evolve toward regionalization, the layout of Asian manufacturing and demand for industrial real estate are undergoing structural transformations. This article analyzes factory relocation, changes in warehousing demand, and the rise of emerging manufacturing centers from a regional perspective.
Behind the highlights of the Asia Pacific Broadcast+ Awards 2026 lies a deep transformation of the Asian media industry driven by content, data, and artificial intelligence. This article analyzes three core trends and their impact on the regional business ecosystem.
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.
In the context of accelerating digitalization in Singapore and Southeast Asia, the truly scarce capability is not merely keeping up with new technologies, but knowing when to pause, make trade-offs, and focus. For regional enterprises, this disciplined innovation is becoming a new competitive threshold.