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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

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

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

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

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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36Kr English

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

Increased renewable energy usage has reduced the environmental cost of sales growth.

Japan companies cut CO2 emissions while expanding businesses, study shows | KrASIA

Japan companies cut CO2 emissions while expanding businesses, study shows

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

On-demand Services

Singapore

Nasdaq-listed tech group expects to break even sooner after annual loss halves to USD 1.74 billion.

Singapore's Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off

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

Ride-hailing

Singapore's Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule. Superapp narrows Q3 loss to USD 342 million with reduced incentive payouts.

Singapore's Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule

Vietnam

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab. Be Group also competes with Gojek in food delivery and has digital bank

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab | KrASIA

Vietnam ride-hailer gets $60m Deutsche Bank loan to battle Grab

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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

Fintech

Virtual lender GXS launches with 'earn interest daily' perk to lure consumers.

Grab-Singtel beats Sea to the punch with Singapore digital bank | KrASIA

Grab-Singtel beats Sea to the punch with Singapore digital bank

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

Food Delivery

The Nasdaq-listed superapp continues to taper incentives after Q2 loss narrows to USD 572 million.

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand | KrASIA

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand

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

Gojek

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

Mobility

Southeast Asian ride-hailing services race toward green mobility. Grab vows carbon neutrality by 2040 while ComfortDelGro expands EV fleet.

Southeast Asian ride-hailing services race toward green mobility | KrASIA

Southeast Asian ride-hailing services race toward green mobility

Singapore's Grab to 'taper' incentives in drive for profitability. The firm narrows loss to USD 435 million in Q1 as Southeast Asian economies reopen.

Singapore's Grab to 'taper' incentives in drive for profitability | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Grab to &#8216;taper&#8217; incentives in drive for profitability

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank. GXS Bank was founded by Grab and Singtel.

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank | KrASIA

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank

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Khamila Mulia

Preventing online threats: A conversation with Farrah Harriet Ratnaike, head of risk at Grab Financial Group. Risks include phishing and account takeovers.

Grab

Singapore’s Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off

Singapore’s Grab breaks even on deliveries ahead of schedule