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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

SMIC is a Chinese semiconductor foundry fabricating chips that power smartphones, data centers, and emerging IoT applications.

SMIC

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

Semiconductors

The nation's rapid expansion in older semiconductors is driving down prices.

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Global tech industry braces for &#8220;China shock&#8221; in mature chips

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

GAC Group, a Chinese state-owned automaker, is one of China's largest car manufacturers, producing vehicles under its own brands and joint ventures.

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Joint venture automakers, including GAC Toyota, are embracing smart driving as a key selling point for EVs.

GAC Toyota enters smart EV race with LiDAR-equipped bZ3X | KrASIA

GAC Toyota enters smart EV race with LiDAR-equipped bZ3X

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Touted as China’s next breakthrough after DeepSeek, is Manus truly an AI game changer?

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone's debating | KrASIA

5 things to know about Manus, the AI agent everyone&#8217;s debating

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

A regulatory change which directs e-wallet players towards interoperability may be affecting the way wallet operators view their potential market.

Two of Indonesia's top mobile payments platforms have plans to merge, according to report | KrASIA

Two of Indonesia&#8217;s top mobile payments platforms have plans to merge, according to report

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Cindy Silviana

A handful of players, including Didi and Ant Financial, have joined in the action but analysts aren't sure if there's even a market.

E-bikes are cruising into China’s small towns, after nationwide standardization | KrASIA

E-bikes are cruising into China’s small towns, after nationwide standardization

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Li Weilin

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

The Jack Ma-led firm has some of the most valued companies in its portfolio such as Paytm, Zomato and BigBasket.

Alibaba holds off new deals in India as it re-evaluates its past investments | KrASIA

Alibaba holds off new deals in India as it re-evaluates its past investments

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Avanish Tiwary

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Alipay and WeChat Pay lure Chinese outbound tourists with favorable exchange rates and streamlined processes.

China’s top two mobile giants take battle to tax refunds | KrASIA

China’s top two mobile giants take battle to tax refunds

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Sun Henan

More and more users are getting on board of this innovative collaborative scheme for protection against critical illnesses.

Ant Financial's Xiang Hu Bao reaches 80 million users in 10 months and calls for insurance companies to get onboard | KrASIA

Ant Financial&#8217;s Xiang Hu Bao reaches 80 million users in 10 months and calls for insurance companies to get onboard

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Song Jingli

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Ant Financial-backed Hello Chuxing confirms its hitchhiking platform has been used for fraud | KrASIA

Ant Financial-backed Hello Chuxing confirms its hitchhiking platform has been used for fraud

Once backed by Ant Financial, Qudian tries to go for it alone.

Micro-lending platform Qudian seeks to raise USD 250 million from convertible notes  | KrASIA

Micro-lending platform Qudian seeks to raise USD 250 million from convertible notes 

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Lao Bei

The online lender's client base grew tenfold in the past few years.

Ant Financial-backed MYbank gave out more than USD 290 billion in loans in the past four years | KrASIA

Ant Financial-backed MYbank gave out more than USD 290 billion in loans in the past four years

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Luna Lin

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Hello Chuxing

ride-hailing

ride-sharing

It was valued above USD 2.5 billion in the previous fundraising round.

Ant Group

Two of Indonesia’s top mobile payments platforms have plans to merge, according to report

E-bikes are cruising into China’s small towns, after nationwide standardization

Alibaba holds off new deals in India as it re-evaluates its past investments

China’s top two mobile giants take battle to tax refunds

Ant Financial’s Xiang Hu Bao reaches 80 million users in 10 months and calls for insurance companies to get onboard

Ant Financial-backed Hello Chuxing confirms its hitchhiking platform has been used for fraud

Micro-lending platform Qudian seeks to raise USD 250 million from convertible notes

Ant Financial-backed MYbank gave out more than USD 290 billion in loans in the past four years

Ant Financial-backed Hello Chuxing seeks hefty financing that would take valuation to USD 4 billion

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