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18/09/2025

🚨𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹: 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

A new Waterfield Advisors–Impact Investors Council (IIC) report reveals that while India’s family offices are pouring into climate-tech and seed-stage impact ventures, most lack staying power. Of 316 families entering in 2021, only 64 remained active by 2024.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?

🔑 Key takeaways:

• Family offices have grown from 45 in 2018 to nearly 300 in 2024, now contributing ~40% of private philanthropy.
• Yet giving levels remain modest: just 0.1–0.15% of wealth (vs 1.2–2.5% in the U.S.).
• Impact engagement is short-lived: of 316 families entering in 2021, only 64 remain active by 2024.
• Seed stage dominates (66% of deals), with limited support for scaling ventures.
• Climate-tech leads (35% of deals), while agriculture remains underfunded.
• Blended finance is barely understood — only 1 in 17 families has tried it.

💡 The report calls for:

✔ Clearer impact theses and investment policies
✔ Stronger measurement frameworks
✔ Smarter use of CSR & Social Stock Exchange
✔ More collaboration between fund managers and family offices

👉 India’s wealthy families are at a crossroads: move beyond episodic giving and small seed bets, or risk missing the chance to shape the nation’s impact economy.

Read the detailed report in AsiaBizToday here: https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/09/17/indias-wealthy-families-hesitant-to-scale-up-impact-capital-waterfield-iic-report/

A new report by Waterfield Advisors and the India Impact Investors Council (IIC) underscores both the promise and the persistent gaps in how India’s high-net-worth (HNW) families engage with impact capital. The study, Unlocking Impact Capital – The Indian Family Office Edition (2025), finds that...

18/09/2025

China’s largest third-party on-demand delivery provider, Hangzhou SF Intra-city Industrial Co., Ltd. (“SF Intra-city”; Stock Code: 9699.HK), has officially rolled out its “SoFast” brand in Macau, marking the company’s latest step in expanding beyond...

https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/09/15/sf-intra-city-expands-sofast-brand-to-macau-through-strategic-alliance-with-aomi-app/

China’s largest third-party on-demand delivery provider, Hangzhou SF Intra-city Industrial Co., Ltd. (“SF Intra-city”; Stock Code: 9699.HK), has officially rolled out its “SoFast” brand in Macau, marking the company’s latest step in expanding beyond mainland China.

18/09/2025

Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the infrastructure designed to support it, according to a new global study released by Keysight Technologies in collaboration with Heavy Reading.The Beyond the Bottleneck: AI Cluster Networking Report...

Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the infrastructure designed to support it, according to a new global study released by Keysight Technologies in collaboration with Heavy Reading.The Beyond the Bottleneck: AI Cluster Networking Report 2025 found that while nearly nine in ten telecom a...

18/09/2025

In a move set to redefine global enterprise IoT deployments, Tata Communications and Cisco have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at overcoming long-standing challenges in managing large-scale connected device ecosystems.The partnership will...

In a move set to redefine global enterprise IoT deployments, Tata Communications and Cisco have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at overcoming long-standing challenges in managing large-scale connected device ecosystems.The partnership will integrate Tata Communications MOVE™, an intellig...

07/09/2025

🚨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

BioNTech SE and 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐁𝐢𝐨 have announced positive Phase 3 results for their next-generation antibody-drug conjugate, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐳𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐛 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧 (BNT323/DB-1303).
🔹 The China-based pivotal trial met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival in patients with 𝐇𝐄𝐑2-𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫.
🔹 This marks the first late-stage oncology success for BioNTech, underscoring the promise of its strategic collaboration with DualityBio.
🔹 With over 350,000 new breast cancer cases annually in China alone, the candidate has the potential to reshape treatment for HER2-driven cancers.

ADCs like 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐳𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐛 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧 represent a new era in oncology: targeted, precise, and designed to reduce collateral damage often associated with chemotherapy.

🌍 A global trial is already underway to evaluate the therapy in HER2-low breast cancer, highlighting ambitions to bring this treatment to patients worldwide.

📖 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/09/06/biontech-and-dualitybio-report-phase-3-success-in-her2-positive-breast-cancer-trial/

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BioNTech SE and Duality Biologics have announced a significant milestone in their oncology pipeline with the Phase 3 success of trastuzumab pamirtecan (BNT323/DB-1303), an investigational next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting HER2-positive metastatic or unresectable breast cancer.

01/09/2025

🌏 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: 𝐒𝐅 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚-𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝟏𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞🌏

Even amid global headwinds and a challenging domestic market, 𝐒𝐅 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚-𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲順豐同城 (𝟗𝟔𝟗𝟗.𝐇𝐊) has proven that resilience and innovation can unlock growth opportunities in China’s on-demand delivery sector.

Rather than relying on one growth driver, the company has balanced expansion across merchants, consumers, and last-mile delivery, strengthened its 1.14 million-strong rider ecosystem, and invested heavily in AI-driven logistics and unmanned vehicles to maintain service quality and efficiency.

“𝑾𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕… 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.” – 𝐒𝐅 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚-𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

With a solid cash reserve and a strategy focused on technology, adaptability and sustainable growth, SF Intra-city continues to position itself as a benchmark for the on-demand delivery sector in China.

📍 Full analysis on Asiabiztoday: www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/09/01/sf-intra-city-defies-global-headwinds-with-record-growth-in-first-half-of-2025/

01/09/2025

🌐 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Asiabiztoday was on the ground at Bitcoin Asia 2025 in Hong Kong — now the second-largest Bitcoin-focused conference globally with over 17,000 registrations and 15,000+ attendees.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱:

🔹 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 headline appearance, predicting Bitcoin will hit $1 million, while also sparking political sensitivities in Hong Kong.

🔹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗼 (𝗖𝗭) declaring Bitcoin could become the global reserve currency, drawing both optimism and scepticism.

🔹 A strong focus on 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, with calls to move beyond token storage toward sustainable ecosystems.

🔹 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 and broader ambition to “write the global digital asset rulebook”, positioning the city as a regulatory leader.

What stood out most was Asia’s growing weight in shaping the future of digital assets — balancing innovation, regulation, and institutional adoption.

Read our full coverage here: https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/09/01/bitcoin-asia-2025-in-hong-kong-highlights-asias-growing-role-in-cryptos-future/

HONG KONG, September 1, 2025 – The second edition of Bitcoin Asia drew record-breaking crowds to Hong Kong on August 28–29, marking the city’s ambition to position itself as a leading hub for digital assets. With over 17,000 ticket registrations and around 15,000 attendees on-site, the event i...

01/09/2025

📊 𝗧𝗮 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝟰.𝟬 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Ta Yang Group Holdings (1991.HK) has reported a return to profitability in its 2025 interim results, despite a 43.5% drop in revenue. The Group achieved:

✔️ Gross profit up 66.6% YoY to HK$61.8 million

✔️ Gross margin expansion to 21.3%

✔️ Net profit of HK$2.4 million, reversing earlier losses

The turnaround reflects business optimisation, stronger cost control and improved profitability in its Online Marketing Solutions segment.

Looking forward, the Group is betting on Web 4.0 — combining AI-driven digital humans with tokenisation of Real World Assets (RWA) — to build new growth drivers across education, gaming and healthcare.

Chairlady Shi Qi calls Web 4.0 an integration of decentralisation and AI’s autonomous decision-making, “giving rise to intelligent assets that create more value and deliver attractive returns to shareholders.”

👉 Read the full story here: https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/08/31/ta-yang-group-returns-to-profit-on-back-of-strategic-transformation/

01/09/2025

🚀 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻, 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

AsiaBizToday was on the ground at the Alpha Edge Summit in Hong Kong, where over 200 investors, innovators and executives gathered to debate the future of institutional digital finance.

Here are some of the standout takeaways:
🔹 Bitcoin in Treasuries – From startups to listed companies, CFOs and reserve managers see Bitcoin as a politically neutral asset for long-term stability. As one speaker put it: “Not buying Bitcoin is riskier.”
🔹 Maximising Digital Asset Treasuries – Solana, Kiln and Animoca Brands leaders highlighted how blockchain platforms can unlock new efficiencies and liquidity strategies.
🔹 Beyond Stablecoins – The conversation shifted to tokenised real-world assets (RWAs), from real estate to commodities, marking the next wave in institutional adoption.
🔹 Power of Sentiment – Community-driven movements, from GameStop to Web3, proved that memes and culture can move markets as much as fundamentals.
🔹 Legacy Meets Ledger – CSTS Enterprises & Connexus Travel showcased how traditional industries are quietly reinventing themselves through blockchain innovation.
📌 With debates ranging from treasury strategies to the role of memes in Web3, the Summit reinforced Hong Kong’s position as a hub for digital asset thought leadership.

👉 Read our full coverage here: https://www.asiabiztoday.com/2025/08/31/aether-holdings-alpha-edge-summit-in-hong-kong-highlights-institutional-digital-asset-strategies/

Aether Holdings, through its media subsidiary Alpha Edge Media, brought together leading global investors, innovators, and financial executives at the Alpha Edge Summit Hong Kong 2025, with sessions spotlighting the role of Bitcoin, digital asset treasuries, and tokenised investments in shaping inst...

23/11/2024

Global health technology leader ResMed has announced significant expansion plans in Singapore, reinforcing its commitment to advancing sleep and respiratory health. In collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the company aims to strengthen its manufacturing and research capabilities, aligning with Singapore’s vision to become a hub for medical technology and advanced manufacturing.

Global health technology leader ResMed has announced significant expansion plans in Singapore, reinforcing its commitment to advancing sleep and respiratory health. In collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the company aims to strengthen its manufacturing and research cap...

20/11/2024

The 27th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) was inaugurated on November 19, 2024, by Karnataka's Chief Minister, Mr Siddaramaiah, at Bangalore Palace. This year's theme, "Technology Unbound," emphasizes the potential of technology to transcend boundaries and foster global partnerships.
The second day of the 27th Bengaluru Tech Summit 2024 featured a pivotal session on space technologies, highlighting the launch of the Draft Karnataka Space Technology Policy 2024-2029. This initiative aims to position Karnataka as a leading global destination for space technologies, leveraging its robust ecosystem comprising ISRO centers, public sector undertakings, academic institutions, and private aerospace companies.

Verghese V Joseph – BENGALURU: (India): The 27th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) was inaugurated on November 19, 2024, by Karnataka’s Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah, at Bangalore Palace. This year’s theme, “Technology Unbound,” emphasizes the potential of technology to transce...