Asia Now

In China today, there are companies which use artificial intelligence to design, order, advertise, sell and ship clothes autonomously to fashionistas around the planet – all in less than a week. This sophisticated technology has been quietly honed by the country’s leading ecommerce firms in pursuit of the ultimate high-volume, low-cost business model. But despite this, they need input from western firms if they’re to continue their success, opening a host of business opportunities.

China’s agricultural space is ripe for disruption, presenting big opportunities for global agtech innovators. In this article, I outline some important trends and areas which foreign agtech firms can target to win business in the country.

The first event in our Asia Business Connect programme on the 18 March was an interesting, lively session. If you missed it, catch up with the recording here.

Like many industries, the ad business has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as landmark events got cancelled and budgets slashed. But the space has also been quick in finding creative workarounds, such as putting more emphasis on video and digital channels than on events, and on geographies that are on the road to recovery – Japan and Korea, for instance...

In this 60 second video, our Seoul-based ecommerce specialist, Dominika Kustosz-Lee, highlights the opportunities for western tech firms to target South Korea’s vibrant online retail market.

So, Jack Ma is retiring. The man who epitomizes the modern Chinese enterprise is stepping away from the technology empire he created. Let the eulogizing and speculation begin!