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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.

KrASIA

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

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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.

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

Entertainment

According to the source, Tencent, together with Indian media and technology company Times Internet Ltd. that founded the business, will invest a total of US$115m into the streaming service.

Deals | Following Xiaomi’s Hungama Deal, Tencent Led $115M Round in India Gaana | KrASIA

Deals | Following Xiaomi’s Hungama Deal, Tencent Led $115M Round in India Gaana

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KrASIA Writers

If the deal goes through, Alibaba, Tencent and Toutiao will be respectively backing the top 3 news aggregators in India, UC News, NewsDog and Daily Hunt.

Deals | Tencent in Talks with India’s Toutiao NewsDog for $30-40M Investment | KrASIA

Deals | Tencent in Talks with India’s Toutiao NewsDog for $30-40M Investment

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

The UK company has just landed $28 million investment and is targeting another $120 million in the following months.

Tencent Teams up with British Startup Medopad on AI-Powered Healthcare Technologies | KrASIA

Tencent Teams up with British Startup Medopad on AI-Powered Healthcare Technologies

Today’s Tech Headlines: Tencent invests $50m in NewsDog; HMD Global raised $100m

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

Fintech

Chinese authorities worried that a large armada of online lenders would leverage Tencent's credit-scoring services to market suspicious financial products.

Tencent Pulls Credit-scoring Service Right after Launch | KrASIA

Tencent Pulls Credit-scoring Service Right after Launch

HLA is China’s leading menswear brand with more than 5000 stores across the country.

Deals | Tencent Acquires 5% Stake in Menswear HLA, Branching out to Beachhead in New Retail | KrASIA

Deals | Tencent Acquires 5% Stake in Menswear HLA, Branching out to Beachhead in New Retail

“The deal represents one of the world’s largest single strategic investments between internet companies and brick-and-mortar commercial giants.”

Deals | Tencent, JD Invests in Wanda’s Shopping Malls for $5.4B, A Second-time Charm? | KrASIA

Deals | Tencent, JD Invests in Wanda’s Shopping Malls for $5.4B, A Second-time Charm?

Plus, Google confirmed investment in Go-Jek. Facebook will show more local news stories in news feed.

KrAsia Daily: Tencent Leads US$5.4 billion Investment in Wanda | KrASIA

KrAsia Daily: Tencent Leads US$5.4 billion Investment in Wanda

Plus, Grab and Singapore Taxi Academy (STA) has announced the launch of ExpressOne. YouTube asked musicians to agree not to disparage the streaming-video service in exchange for promotional support.

KrAsia Daily: Tencent Teams up With Carrefour To Take on Alibaba in New Retail | KrASIA

KrAsia Daily: Tencent Teams up With Carrefour To Take on Alibaba in New Retail

The team behind the product is Tencent QQ.