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

China

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

East Asia

Mixue Bingcheng runs beverage shops, leveraging mobile ordering and social commerce to serve refreshing drinks and desserts.

Mixue Bingcheng

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Closures in Indonesia and Vietnam mark growing pains, but domestic scale, coffee, and new supply hubs give the group fresh momentum.

Mixue trims abroad, doubles down at home, and brews up Lucky Cup’s rise

Home

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

Deep Tech

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

Used in everything from humanoid robots to pool cleaners, RobStride’s modules are becoming the unseen foundation of China’s embodied intelligence wave.

RobStride builds the joints that keep China’s robots moving, and a thriving industry around them

Coffee

A buyer is expected to be chosen by October.

Brewing takeover: Four firms in final race to buy Starbucks China

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

Southeast Asia

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

Logistics

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

Mobility

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

On-demand Services

Europe

Middle East

Singapore

Logistics startup Quincus eyes US expansion after second Series B close. Quincus serves customers such as airlines and freight companies.

Logistics startup Quincus eyes US expansion after second Series B close

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Stephanie Li

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

E-commerce

Indonesia

Indonesia's Ula snags additional USD 23.1 million in extended Series B round. This round brings Ula’s total Series B investment to USD 110 million.

Indonesia's Ula snags additional USD 23.1 million in extended Series B round

Indonesia&#8217;s Ula snags additional USD 23.1 million in extended Series B round

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Khamila Mulia

Songyi Lee, co-founder of Impact Collective. Photo courtesy of Impact Collective.

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

Venture Capital

Q&amp;A

Venture partner Songyi Lee shares the inspiration behind her team’s efforts to build a tight knit tech community in Asia.

Impact Collective taps wisdom of the crowd to democratize investments

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Annabelle Lim

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

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

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

Sea expands globally with European e-commerce, US investment. Singapore group's market cap doubles despite losses, chasing Alibaba, Tencent.

Sea expands globally with European e-commerce, US investment

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

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

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Daily Digest | Metaverse mendacity?

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The Uptake

Gobi Partners invests in early-stage startups across Asia, supporting founders in e-commerce, media, and SaaS industries.

Gobi Partners

Philippines

6 takeaways from Gobi-Core Philippine Fund’s report on the Philippines’ startup ecosystem. Homegrown startups have almost doubled in last three years.

6 takeaways from Gobi-Core Philippine Fund’s report on the Philippines’ thriving startup ecosystem

The Uptake Daily Digest | Waste not, want not.

Daily Digest | Waste not, want not

Philippine digital banks target USD 140 billion retail deposit market. Six online-only upstarts set to challenge big financial institutions.

Philippine digital banks target USD 140 billion retail deposit market

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

Payments

Malaysia

Thailand

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5 thoughts on Southeast Asia’s payments sector from 2C2P’s founder Aung Kyaw Moe. Company expects to embrace Blockchain technology soon, founder says.