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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

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

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

Scalpers are hurting, but the move could bring stability and extend the life of the company’s flagship IP.

Pop Mart pricks Labubu’s resale bubble in bid to outlast the hype

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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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36Kr English

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

Deep Tech

Embodied Intelligence

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

After its showcase at the World Humanoid Robot Games, Unix AI has been fielding calls from customers eager to adopt its Wanda robots.

Hotels may be the first stop for humanoid robots, says Unix AI founder

New breakthroughs buttress the view that China is drawing closer to US capabilities.

China Recap | AI and robots take center stage

Vicky is a senior reporter based in Hangzhou, covering news about Chinese companies expanding their footprints abroad.

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Vicky Chang

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

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia | KrASIA

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

Gojek

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

Food Delivery

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

Indonesia

Vietnam

Indonesian startup eyes super app status; local player Be expects profit in 2021.

Gojek starts car-hailing service in Vietnam in challenge to Grab

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

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Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

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.

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

The union that forms GoTo takes place after a merger between Gojek and Grab fell through in December 2020.

Gojek and Tokopedia finally tie the knot to form GoTo

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Ursula Florene

When it comes to building a smart city, Singapore is more advanced than any other in the world. Anacle is blazing a trail in that transformation.

Once a local underdog, Anacle now leads smart city innovation in Singapore

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KrASIA Writers

Singapore

MaaS firm Swat Mobility operates in countries such as Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia, but Japan is becoming a prime market due to its aging population.

Singapore's Swat Mobility offers safer transportation for Japan's aging population | Startup Stories

Singapore&#8217;s Swat Mobility offers safer transportation for Japan&#8217;s aging population | Startup Stories

How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

Technology-enabled grocery service and B2B agricultural provider Sayurbox has partnered with over 10,000 farmers in Indonesia.

Sayurbox is developing a sustainable agricultural supply chain in Indonesia | Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

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

Blockchain

Indonesia recently blocked 26 unauthorized investment businesses, including three crypto platforms.

Indonesia's growing crypto market is a staging ground for illegal platforms

Indonesia&#8217;s growing crypto market is a staging ground for illegal platforms

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

Digital Banks

Philippines

Opinion

The round brings Tonik’s total funding to USD 44 million. 

Tonik raises USD 17 million for its neobank aimed at the Philippines' unbanked population

Tonik raises USD 17 million for its neobank aimed at the Philippines&#8217; unbanked population

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VinFast, a Vietnamese EV manufacturer, crafts electric cars and scooters, leading Southeast Asia’s shift toward sustainable mobility.

VinFast

Vingroup, one of Vietnam’s largest conglomerates, spans industries like real estate, automotive, healthcare, and technology.

Vingroup

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

In April, the company said it is considering a US IPO or SPAC merger that could value VinFast at around USD 60 billion.

Vingroup retires smartphone ambitions to focus on US electric vehicle market

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

Payments

Even before the investment, Gojek and Telkomsel have been working together for some time.

Southeast Asia

Gojek starts car-hailing service in Vietnam in challenge to Grab

Gojek and Tokopedia finally tie the knot to form GoTo

Once a local underdog, Anacle now leads smart city innovation in Singapore

Singapore’s Swat Mobility offers safer transportation for Japan’s aging population | Startup Stories

Sayurbox is developing a sustainable agricultural supply chain in Indonesia | Startup Stories

Indonesia’s growing crypto market is a staging ground for illegal platforms

Tonik raises USD 17 million for its neobank aimed at the Philippines’ unbanked population

Vingroup retires smartphone ambitions to focus on US electric vehicle market

Telkomsel dials up investment in Gojek, expands collaboration in ads and gaming

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