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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 are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

eVTOLs

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

Muyu Sky’s eVTOL designs could enhance cargo transport efficiency with greater range, reliability, and cost savings.

Muyu Sky soars ahead with heavy-lift hybrid eVTOL drones | KrASIA

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Muyu Sky soars ahead with heavy-lift hybrid eVTOL drones

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

ByteDance

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

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, develops large language models and machine learning solutions for enterprise applications and scientific research.

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

East Asia

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Artificial intelligence

Washington calls DeepSeek a national security threat, but Donald Trump disagrees.

Is DeepSeek next in line for a TikTok-like US ban? | KrASIA

Is DeepSeek next in line for a TikTok-like US ban?

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

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

Consumer Services

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

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

Retail

The record-smashing animated film has fueled a blind box frenzy, sending Pop Mart’s stock soaring and its merchandise into scarcity.

Ne Zha 2 rewrites history, and Pop Mart cashes in on the craze | KrASIA

Ne Zha 2 rewrites history, and Pop Mart cashes in on the craze

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

Grab

Grab | KrASIA Archives

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

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

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

On-demand Services

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

Ride-hailing

Grab has been rolled out new services for consumers and small businesses that position it for a strong rebound from the COVID-19 crisis.

How online deliveries and SME initiatives help Grab recover from the pandemic | KrASIA

How online deliveries and SME initiatives help Grab recover from the pandemic

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

Gojek

The two Southeast Asian super apps are reportedly engaged in regular calls to discuss a possible combination of their businesses.

SoftBank's Son wants Grab and Gojek to merge, but that raises questions over competition | KrASIA

SoftBank&#8217;s Son wants Grab and Gojek to merge, but that raises questions over competition

The KPPU accused Grab Indonesia of offering preferential treatment to drivers in its rental program, but the case has been overturned by the South Jakarta district court.

Grab Indonesia wins legal battle against competition watchdog | KrASIA

Grab Indonesia wins legal battle against competition watchdog

Indonesian ride-hailing startup challenges archrival Grab outside home turf.

Gojek kick-starts Thai operation after brand unification | KrASIA

Gojek kick-starts Thai operation after brand unification

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

Visual Stories

The Chinese tech magnate shifts investment attention from India to Southeast Asia given the tightened Indo-China relationship.

KEY STAT | Alibaba reportedly to invest USD 3 billion in Grab | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Alibaba reportedly to invest USD 3 billion in Grab

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Data such as profile pictures, passenger names, and vehicle plate numbers of GrabHitch drivers and passengers were compromised.

Grab fined for exposing personal data of more than 21,000 users | KrASIA

Grab fined for exposing personal data of more than 21,000 users

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Yin Lin Tan

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

Bukalapak

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

E-commerce

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

Fintech

Videos

There are about 3.5 million small neighborhood shops, known as warungs, in Indonesia.

Video | Here's how Indonesia's mom-and-pop shops are going digital | KrASIA

Video | Here&#8217;s how Indonesia&#8217;s mom-and-pop shops are going digital

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James Chan

WeChat and AliPay Expanding their Businesses into Canadian Universities

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

Tencent

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

WeChat

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

Payments

Will super apps like Grab and Gojek implement the same strategy of do-everything platforms like WeChat and Alipay?

Should Southeast Asian super apps follow the same route as their Chinese peers? | KrASIA

Should Southeast Asian super apps follow the same route as their Chinese peers?

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Ursula Florene

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

PhonePe, a digital wallet in India, enables UPI payments, money transfers, and merchant transactions through a user-friendly app.

PhonePe

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

Small neighborhood stores are integral part of the economy of both developing nations, and tech firms are stepping in to provide additional services.

The race to digitize neighborhood stores in India and Indonesia (Part 1 of 2) | KrASIA

The race to digitize neighborhood stores in India and Indonesia (Part 1 of 2)

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