The United States may have its National Basketball Association and National Football League but Asia has e-Sports, and these are attracting billions of dollars in investment, even though lucrative returns have yet to materialize.
E-Sports tournaments are becoming the next big thing across Southeast Asia but the growth of the industry still depends on the development of infrastructure throughout the region.
It is not hard to spot why some of the best StarCraft players come from South Korea, a country far smaller in terms of population than China or the United States.
China's focus on entrepreneurship is gaining momentum at universities, with students now founding an innovative food-and-beverage startup that is multipurpose in its scope.
The nation's new venture capital fund for emerging industries, totaling 40 billion yuan ($6 billion), is just around the corner, a government official said on Thursday.
V1 Group, a Chinese new-media enterprise featuring online video, has signed an investment contract with a Dubai-based TV station to become its major shareholder, in a bid to help Chinese companies promote their brands in the Middle East.
Editor's Note: In this ongoing series on the birth and growth of privately owned Chinese companies that are redefining innovation, China Daily profiles Tiandy Digital Technology Co Ltd, one of the largest privately owned suppliers of video surveillance solutions in China that exports its innovative lowlight cameras.
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China Mengniu Dairy Co posted first-half revenue up 6.6 percent to 27.26 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) on the previous year, beating market expectations and taking its share price up more than 10 percent on Thursday, but the company also reported that profit declined in the six months to June.
Dutch high-speed trading firm IMC BV is being investigated by authorities in China for its activities in the country's stock-index futures market last year.
Despite the mainland's economic slowdown and increasing competition from local companies, most US businesses in China remain profitable and are optimistic about the market, according to the latest survey by the US-China Business Council.
China's investment assault on European football has gathered further momentum as a Chinese takeover of Premier League club Hull City appears imminent and multiple investors have lodged inquiries over taking a stake in Liverpool FC.
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