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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

As cold weather continues to reveal performance gaps in electric vehicles, are automakers finding effective solutions?

Winter woes: Why EVs face their toughest test in the cold | KrASIA

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Winter woes: Why EVs face their toughest test in the cold

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

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

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

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

New treatments like dotinurad provide safer, more effective solutions for millions battling gout and hyperuricemia.

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment | KrASIA

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

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

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

Consumer Services

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

E-commerce

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Indonesia

The Indonesian e-commerce firm is ditching its marketplace for physical items to focus on mobile credits, tax payments, and other virtual services.

Indonesia’s Bukalapak pivots to digital services, ends physical goods sales | KrASIA

Indonesia’s Bukalapak pivots to digital services, ends physical goods sales

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KrASIA Writers

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

China | KrASIA Archives

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

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

Ride-hailing

After a strong start in 2024, Douyin’s life services business faces new challenges in maintaining its momentum.

With RMB 320 billion in sales, Douyin’s life services business still faces uphill growth battle | KrASIA

With RMB 320 billion in sales, Douyin’s life services business still faces uphill growth battle

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

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud powers scalable cloud computing, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions, supporting businesses’ digital transformation worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud

Malaysia

Sipjoy was one of nine Southeast Asian startups chosen to present at Alibaba Cloud’s demo day during Apsara Conference 2024 in Hangzhou, China.

Malaysia’s Sipjoy takes top prize at Alibaba Cloud Startup Demo Day with AI solutions for local coffee shops | KrASIA

Malaysia’s Sipjoy takes top prize at Alibaba Cloud Startup Demo Day with AI solutions for local coffee shops

Keeta, an independent brand of Meituan, specializes in food and consumer product delivery services.

Keeta

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Meituan

Saudi Arabia

Keeta, Meituan’s delivery app, enters the Saudi market through Al Kharj instead of the capital Riyadh.

Meituan’s Keeta launches in Saudi Arabia, igniting competition and price hikes | KrASIA

Meituan’s Keeta launches in Saudi Arabia, igniting competition and price hikes

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Miniso sells low-cost lifestyle goods, home essentials, and personal care items, making everyday products accessible to broader markets.

Miniso

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

Retail

With over 7,000 stores worldwide, Miniso saw record profits in the first half of 2024, driven by its overseas expansion and strategic use of IP partnerships.

How Miniso’s global expansion and IP strategy are driving record profits in 2024 | KrASIA

How Miniso’s global expansion and IP strategy are driving record profits in 2024

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence

baidu

Baidu says the latest update will allow Xiling users to generate 3D digital humans and video content in minutes using simple text commands.

Baidu launches Sora-like text-to-video feature on Xiling platform | KrASIA

Baidu launches Sora-like text-to-video feature on Xiling platform

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Packed with over 100 AI functions and starting at RMB 1,599, the Meizu Lucky 08 is DreamSmart’s push to make AI technology accessible to a broader audience.

Meizu Lucky 08 brings AI-powered features to affordable smartphones | KrASIA

Meizu Lucky 08 brings AI-powered features to affordable smartphones

What does Miniso founder Ye Guofu see in Yonghui Superstores that others might be missing?

Retail gamble: Why is Miniso buying into Yonghui Superstores? | KrASIA

Retail gamble: Why is Miniso buying into Yonghui Superstores?

Photo of Nio CEO William Li revealing the Onvo L60 electric vehicle at its unveiling event in May 2024.

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

Nio’s sub-brand Onvo is entering the market with a battery-as-a-service model to lower upfront costs for its SUV buyers.

Can Nio’s Onvo L60 shake up the SUV market with its battery-leasing model? | KrASIA

Can Nio’s Onvo L60 shake up the SUV market with its battery-leasing model?

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Miniso purchases 29.4% stake in Yonghui Superstores, Blackpanda secures Series A funding, Masdar to acquire Saeta Yield, and more | KrASIA