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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.

KrASIA

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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36Kr English

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

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

Tencent

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

Alibaba

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

While Tencent is chasing domestic carmakers, its major competitor Alibaba holds out olive branches to foreign auto giants.

Tencent forms strategic partnership with carmaker Dongfeng Motor | KrASIA

Tencent forms strategic partnership with carmaker Dongfeng Motor

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Luna Lin

Tencent Bets on Its Revived Weishi App to Take on Toutiao's Tik Tok in Short Video Streaming

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

WeChat

Weishi, Tencent’s short video platform, invites users to create, share, and discover trending clips in a mobile-friendly environment.

Weishi

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

WeChat makes 30-second Weishi video-sharing integration official | KrASIA

WeChat makes 30-second Weishi video-sharing integration official

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Lao Bei

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

Technically it's a rival, but OnTime's ride-hailing concept differs slightly from Didi's.

Didi invests in its new challenger, the Tencent and GAC-owned ride-hailer OnTime | KrASIA

Didi invests in its new challenger, the Tencent and GAC-owned ride-hailer OnTime

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Song Jingli

Tencent is focused on growing ad revenue.

WeChat upgrades ad platform with expanded ad formats and analytics | KrASIA

WeChat upgrades ad platform with expanded ad formats and analytics

Hangzhou aims to make cross-border e-commerce account for 30% of its foreign trade volume, up from 16.8% in 2018.

Tencent-backed Shopee wants to lure cross-border sellers in Alibaba's hometown, Hangzhou | KrASIA

Tencent-backed Shopee wants to lure cross-border sellers in Alibaba&#8217;s hometown, Hangzhou

Keeps audiences on WeChat, and boosts Kuaishou at Douyin's expense

WeChat reenables direct video sharing from Tencent-backed Kuaishou | KrASIA

WeChat reenables direct video sharing from Tencent-backed Kuaishou

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

Entertainment

The partnership taps into Southeast Asia's e-book and online publishing markets.

Tencent-backed China Literature ties up with Singapore Telecommunications | KrASIA

Tencent-backed China Literature ties up with Singapore Telecommunications

Game for Peace now has 50 million daily active users.

Tencent to launch professional teams and tournaments for Game for Peace | KrASIA

Tencent to launch professional teams and tournaments for Game for Peace

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

Ride-hailing

These services will cover the Greater Bay Area - a megalopolis consisting of 11 cities in the Pearl River Delta.