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NisekoDecember 12, 2025 · Niseko, Japan

The 1898 Niseko Opens — The Ideal Luxury Hotel for Families and Large Groups

The 1898 Niseko officially opened its doors as a luxury boutique hotel built for multi-generational families and large groups travelling together. Six expansive suites — 100 to 350 sqm each, with private in-room onsen and personal butler service — connect through shared lounges and private dining for up to 52 guests.

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PortfolioOctober 2025

AID Exits Nanyang Biologics Ahead of US$1.5B NASDAQ Combination

AID Group exited its approximately 15% holding in Nanyang Biologics in October 2025, ahead of the announced US$1.5B NASDAQ business combination. The exit frees capital for AID's deeper precision-medicine bets in Niseko and Thailand.

NisekoSeptember 2025

AID Japan Signs Design Agreement with Tadao Ando for Niseko Development

AID Japan signed a formal Design Services Agreement with Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect will design Ando Village: a 50,000 sqm luxury residential development comprising 12 bespoke villas and a 1,000 sqm wellness clubhouse.

PortfolioSeptember 2025

Mugiwara Store SEA Opens at Jewel Changi Airport

The official One Piece Mugiwara Store opened at Jewel Changi Airport in September 2025 — the franchise's regional flagship for Southeast Asia. AID Group is an indirect shareholder via one of its subsidiaries.

Portfolio2024

HuntMobi Revenue Reaches US$680M — TikTok Partnership Secured

HuntMobi Group reported US$680M in revenue for 2024, up from US$253.7M in 2023 — a near-tripling driven by its dominant position in short-drama overseas advertising. The group secured TikTok for Business authorisation in 2024, adding to existing authorisations from Meta (2022) and Google (2019).

Portfolio2023

AID Acquires Better Global — Kelvin Named REMOW Chief Overseas Strategic Officer

AID Group CEO Snir Zano led the acquisition of Better Global in February 2023. Kelvin Wu's appointment as Chief Overseas Strategic Officer of REMOW was incidental to AID's underlying investment, making AID one of the first overseas groups to take a meaningful position in the mainstream Japanese anime industry.

Portfolio2022

Thai Omics Established — Thailand's National Genomics Programme

AID Group, together with its Thai and Hong Kong partners, established Thai Omics as Thailand's exclusive genome sequencing centre for Genomics Thailand — the country's national initiative to sequence 80,000 whole genomes. Located in the Eastern Economic Corridor at Burapha University, and BOI-supported.

Essays2020

AID Genomics Builds World-Scale COVID Testing Infrastructure

AID Genomics built one of the world's largest PCR testing facilities for the Israeli Ministry of Health. Six laboratories were constructed in 45 days, with capacity reaching 100,000 tests per day. The Babba Tube, invented by Snir Zano, substantially increased PCR process efficiency.

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