Social media discussions are piling up ahead of the virtual event “Far Out” by the US tech giant Apple, Inc (Apple), which will be held on 07 September 2022. Against this backdrop, expectations around the “Apple Event” among the Twitter influencers have witnessed a considerable growth, reveals the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a […]

The aggregated revenue of the public enterprises headquartered in China among the top 10 Asia-Pacific (APAC) cities, in terms of GDP, amounted to $10.5 trillion (51.6%) in 2021, finds GlobalData, a leading data analytics and research company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Profiles Database reveals that five cities from China—Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Chongqing—featured […]

The UK plans to completely phase out oil imports from Russia by the end of this year, which resulted in 43.7% rise in the fuel prices during January to July 2022. If the prices continue to rise without much expansion in the GDP growth rate, there is high risk that the UK economy is on […]

A total of 2,247 venture capital (VC) funding deals were announced in China during January to July 2022 while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at $32.7 billion, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that China has witnessed a fluctuating VC funding […]

Until recently, the largest venture capitalists and private equity players in the world were scrambling to grab a share of the Indian startup ecosystem, which was touted as a promising alternative to China. However, the harsh “funding winter” has reversed the fortunes. As a result, July is the first month of 2022 when the total […]

The ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds seem to be making investors in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region risk-averse. A total of 1,342 deals (mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced in the region in July 2022, a decline of 12.4% over the 1,532 deals announced in June 2022, reveals GlobalData, a […]

With the advent of technology, semiconductor chips have spread from automobiles, computers, and smartphones to various other consumer goods. Currently, their demand is outstripping supply. The semiconductor chip industry has experienced supply chain disruption earlier too. However, the ongoing COVID-19 induced crisis is much deeper, particularly in the Americas. The US has therefore come up […]

China dominates the list with seven companies China Taiping Insurance and New China Life Insurance gained over 15% in revenue Japan Post Insurance lost nearly 10% in revenue In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, majority of the population realized the importance of insurance. Against this backdrop, the top 20 Asia-Pacific (APAC) public insurance companies […]

The recent detection of poliovirus samples in the sewage and wastewater of the US and the UK has created havoc globally, as viruses seem to be more menacing with the ongoing fight against COVID-19. On the other hand, monkeypox cases are also on the rise. In this context, the discussions around ‘polio’ among the Twitter […]