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Autonomous Driving Goes Abroad: Why Singapore Is the First Stop in Southeast Asia

When Chinese autonomous driving technology companies set their sights on Southeast Asia, Singapore almost invariably becomes the “first coordinate” on every roadmap. In 2025, Singapore has offered not only certainty for those planning to enter, but also a stage for those already here.

Thinking of ASEAN as a single market is the biggest miscalculation for Chinese companies

For a long time, multinational corporations have often held a dangerous "holistic" bias when examining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This perspective views ASEAN—a region with over 690 million people and interwoven diverse cultures—as a single emerging market, attempting to capture one country as a model and then replicating that pattern across other member states.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （08/02/2026-14/02/2025）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.

Linkerbot Secures Nearly CNY 1.5 Billion in Series B Funding

February 12 News – Linkerbot (灵心巧手), a leader in the dexterous hand sector, has completed a Series B financing round of nearly CNY 1.5 billion.

Galaxea AI (星海图) Secures 10 Billion RMB Series B Funding

February 11 News – Embodied AI startup Galaxea AI (星海图) has recently completed a 1 billion yuan Series B financing round. To date, Galaxea AI’s cumulative financing has reached nearly 3 billion yuan, with its valuation expected to enter the "ten-billion-yuan" (decacorn) tier following this round.