After spending parts of October in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Japan, one thing is clear: technology is just as ingrained in Asia as it is in North America.

That in itself is not shocking. We are familiar with successful Chinese firms like Tencent (WeChat), ByteDance (TikTok), Alibaba and Baidu, Japan’s Softbank (how’s that WeWork IPO coming along?) and Indonesia’s GrabCar (essentially an Asian-version of Uber and motorbikes). However, the products and services of technology firms from the West remain very relevant for Asian businesses and consumers. Read