[Event Report] Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2024: Japan Hosts Global Startups

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Top prize at AEA2024 went to Malaysian startup Entomal Biotech, developer of innovative technology that processes food waste using black soldier flies. On what makes ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 market attractive in the eyes of global players, co-founder Yanni Xinyan Ching details, "We've seen so much synergy and support that comes from Japanese stakeholders and that's something that we're truly appreciative of."

Truly successful startups have a core focus on making people's lives better. As Xinyan Ching puts it, "There's a line that we truly live by at Entomal: 'Be the change you wish to see in the world,' and I think Japan is a great platform for us to do that."

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