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

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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These three Chinese robotics firms are tapping public markets to bankroll their next phase of international growth.

China’s industrial robot makers turn to IPOs to gear up for global expansion

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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

In a sleepy hardware category, one Zhuhai startup found traction by making printers personal and portable.

Thinking out of the box: How Quin broke open a stagnant printer market

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. 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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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

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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

Artificial Intelligence

Through JoyInside and Tairos, both firms are angling to control the software layer of embodied intelligence.

JD and Tencent want to power robots, not build them, at least for now

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

E-commerce

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Data from the WorldFirst platform revealed that the number of export markets for Chinese SMEs doubled year-on-year in Q1 2023, with some exporters selling to as many as 42 overseas markets.

Chinese SME B2B Exporters Diversify Revenue Sources by Expanding into More Markets

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KrASIA Writers

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

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

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Alipay+ e-wallets can now be used to pay at 11,000 stalls in Singapore's hawker centres, coffee shops, wet markets, and canteens.

Alipay+ Payment Option Now Available at 11,000 Stalls in Singapore Hawker Centres

Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

By forming partnerships with local wallets instead of competing against them, Ant Group’s Alipay+ connects consumers and businesses across the globe.

Ant Group's Alipay+ bridges connections between local wallets and cross-border businesses

Ant Group&#8217;s Alipay+ bridges connections between local wallets and cross-border businesses

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36Kr Global Research

Analysts say founder's imprint on the company may linger despite new structure.

What awaits Ant Group now that Jack Ma has relinquished control?

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Nikkei Asia

120,000 merchants accept e-payments from Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand.

Ant Group allows use of Southeast Asian payment apps in South Korea

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

Alibaba revenue growth slows to zero on weak Chinese economy. Ant Group's net profit falls 17.3% in March quarter under regulatory pressure.

Alibaba revenue growth slows to zero on weak Chinese economy

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Philippines, Vietnam study digital currencies as Alipay, WeChat Pay spread. More Southeast Asian countries moving in the direction of early issuer Cambodia.

Philippines, Vietnam study digital currencies as Alipay, WeChat Pay spread

US-listed China stocks tank after Ant IPO revival reports denied. Alibaba, JD.com, and Pinduodo suffer big declines.

US-listed China stocks tank after Ant IPO revival reports denied

2C2P aims beyond Southeast Asia with Ant Group investment. Majority stake gives Ant access to large regional retailers and airlines.