Market Analysis
Alibaba’s home province of Zhejiang sets up metaverse industrial association
China’s Zhejiang province, the home province of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group,has established a metaverse industrial association.
Tom Zuo
Lens
Metaverse
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Metaverse Platforms
Why culture and ownership are critical to the metaverse: Opinion
As stores of our identity, customs and creativity, NFTs will drive Web3 adoption and become central to the new digital economy, writes Yat Siu, executive chairman of Animoca Brands.
Yat Siu
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Metaverse Platforms
China Mobile launches metaverse industry alliance
China Mobile, a leading telecommunication company of China, launched a metaverse alliance on Wednesday, whose members include Huawei, Xiaomi and Unity China.
Tom Zuo
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Economic Impacts
Shanghai targets US$6.9 billion metaverse revenue from culture, tourism projects
Shanghai on Wednesday released a three-year plan to build its culture and tourism metaverse.
Tom Zuo
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Economic Impacts
Back to the physical: China metaverse seeks to boost real-world economy
The final story in a three-part series on Asia metaverse developments looks at China’s national strategy, which has seen dozens of cities and provinces release spending plans and training schemes to adopt this digital world in real-world industries. China’s initiatives, however, face challenges from regulation and global competition.
Tom Zuo
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Metaverse Platforms
Charting the digital continent — East Asia’s real-world race to build the metaverse
South Korea, China, Japan — East Asia’s three industrial powerhouses are taking their economic rivalry to the virtual world. Each is developing a domestic metaverse in a race to become the region’s industry leader. This first account in a three-part series takes a look at what’s happening in South Korea.
Danny Park
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Metaverse Platforms
Nanjing city district announces bold metaverse goals as China competition heats up
Jiangning, a district in China’s Nanjing city, released a metaverse plan on Saturday that includes training thousands of professionals for the industry.
Tom Zuo
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Metaverse Platforms
Inside The Sandbox: A glimpse into the metaverse with co-founder Sebastien Borget
Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox and Yehudah Petscher of Forkast Labs discuss the promise of the metaverse, the role of NFTs and the potential impact of Apple’s Vision Pro.
Yehudah Petscher
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NFT Marketplaces
Japan’s ANA airline launches NFT marketplace, sees future in metaverse projects
Japan’s All Nippon Airways, or ANA Group, has launched a non-fungible token platform known as “ANA GranWhale NFT MarketPlace” to trade art and photograph collectibles through its metaverse subsidiary ANA NEO, the company tweeted on Thursday.
Timmy Shen
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Regulatory News
Beijing releases Web3 white paper, highlights challenges in talent, rules
Beijing’s local government on Saturday released a white paper outlining plans and challenges for development of the city’s Web 3.0 industry.
Timmy Shen
