KrASIA Writers

The Chinese startups that KrASIA found most interesting in the first half of 2021 span multiple sectors: holograms, payments, digital twins, wellness, and blockchain.

Apps and websites like TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter not only host and disseminate text, photos, and videos from Myanmar, but also serve as ideological battlefronts.

The convergence of private R&D and state-driven investments is creating a rush to create new chip production capabilities in China.

Almost 30% of Myanmar’s teachers have been suspended by the military regime for participating in the civil disobedience movement.

While tech talks are in full swing in Indonesia, Clubhouse users in Thailand and Myanmar have carved out a different niche as they navigate political instability.

iGlobe Partners closed its fourth fund, iGlobe Platinum Fund III, to invest in game-changing companies in smart cities, synthetic biology, and fintech.

Brady Ng, Annabelle Siena Lim, and Alex Zhao are joining KrASIA and 36Kr Global for extended coverage in East and Southeast Asia.

Myanmar’s military lacks ‘financial and human resources’ to build a local version of China’s Great Firewall, one report says.