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How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Indonesia

Red tape is delaying the rollout of upscale medical tourism facilities.

Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home | KrASIA

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Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Nikkei Asia

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.

Robotics

Rather than chasing consumer hype, UBTech is doubling down on industrial deployments, putting its robots to work in automotive factories.

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines | KrASIA

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines

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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BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

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

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

East Asia

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

Volkswagen, GM, and state-owned partners are struggling amid the rapid EV transition.

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players | KrASIA

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players

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

Tencent

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blockchain

blockchain in China

Shenzhen

Shenzhen's metro, taxis, and airport trains are now integrated with an electronic invoicing blockchain built by Tencent and available within the WeChat

Shenzhen's public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent | KrASIA

Shenzhen&#8217;s public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

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Lao Bei

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

Entertainment

Downloads of Tencent game Honour of Kings down 55% in February | KrASIA

Downloads of Tencent game Honour of Kings down 55% in February

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Luna Lin

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

ByteDance

Douyin

Duoshan

TikTok

ByteDance accuses Tencent of escalating interference to stifle Duoshan | KrASIA

ByteDance accuses Tencent of escalating interference to stifle Duoshan

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Song Jingli

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

E-commerce

Yipien Fresh

Corporate registration information shows that Tencent and its wholly-owned subsidiary Tencent Mobility Limited have become shareholders of Chongqing

Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores | KrASIA

Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores

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

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Wechat

Will Tencent start a tsunami in live-streaming?

Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat | KrASIA

Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat

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

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

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online payment

Sending and receiving electric red envelopes posed the biggest pressure to the clearinghouse, followed by shopping and dining.

China’s new centralized clearinghouse handled 4.55 billion online transactions during spring festival | KrASIA

China’s new centralized clearinghouse handled 4.55 billion online transactions during spring festival

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After Snap and Discord, Tencent eyes a stake in Reddit.

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit's Series D financing round | KrASIA

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit&#8217;s Series D financing round

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Robin Moh

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

Fintech

HKSTP

The Chinese conglomerate is forming strategic partnerships in the city.

Tencent spurs Hong Kong's fintech ecosystem | KrASIA

Tencent spurs Hong Kong&#8217;s fintech ecosystem

WeChat Pay

This move is designed to help WeChat close the gap between its 1.08 billion monthly active users and WeChat Pay's 900 million monthly active users.

Tencent

Shenzhen’s public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

Downloads of Tencent game Honour of Kings down 55% in February

ByteDance accuses Tencent of escalating interference to stifle Duoshan

Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores

Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat

China’s new centralized clearinghouse handled 4.55 billion online transactions during spring festival

Tencent doubling down on US social apps, said to lead Reddit’s Series D financing round

Tencent spurs Hong Kong’s fintech ecosystem

WeChat Pay is now more convenient for senior citizens

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