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

Consumer Services

After going viral in China, Botare’s hanging tissue pack is making waves abroad—with TikTok as its launchpad.

How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global | KrASIA

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How a hanging tissue pack helped China’s Botare go global

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

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

Venture Capital

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Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Eratani raises Series A funding, Tin Men Capital leads investment in Groundup.ai, seven China deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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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

Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

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

Starting at RMB 119,800 (USD 16,800), Nio’s compact EV will launch in China before making its way to Europe and other markets.

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push | KrASIA

Nio unveils the Firefly compact EV, signaling plans for global push

What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence | KrASIA Archives

Deep Tech

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

The fundraising round comes at a time when the Chinese government is pushing to build new digital infrastructure.

CHINA BRIEF | Smart parking solution provider AIpark closes USD 42.4 million Series C round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Smart parking solution provider AIpark closes USD 42.4 million Series C round

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Song Jingli

Q&amp;A

Elodie, the leader of sales initiatives for BeeBryte, covers the value and impact that AI prediction brings to energy management.

AI in Energy: Q&A with Elodie Hecq, Managing Director, Asia and Head of Sales Asia of BeeBryte | KrASIA

AI in Energy: Q&#038;A with Elodie Hecq, Managing Director, Asia and Head of Sales Asia of BeeBryte

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Amel Rigneau

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

Didi

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

On-demand Services

Self-driving technology companies including Didi, Pony.ai, and AutoX all raked in fresh capital this year.

Didi's robotaxi service kicks off in Shanghai, taking another step towards a driverless future | KrASIA

Didi&#8217;s robotaxi service kicks off in Shanghai, taking another step towards a driverless future

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

CannyAI's video has world leaders seemingly singing the words to John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Screenshot from CannyAI's YouTube video via NoCamels.

The startup is putting a positive spin on a form of technology that has been the object of widespread aversion.

Deepfake for good: CannyAI develops VDR tech to engage audiences in any language | KrASIA

Deepfake for good: CannyAI develops VDR tech to engage audiences in any language

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NoCamels

Bot MD has been used by more than 13,000 doctors in 60 countries across the globe.

Bot MD empowers doctors with AI clinical assistants: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Bot MD empowers doctors with AI clinical assistants: Startup Stories

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Khamila Mulia

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

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Face recognition

Face++

Megvii

Three of China's top computer science students always believed that robots would need a pair of eyes.

From classmates to co-founders, Chinese AI champion Megvii started on campus | KrASIA

From classmates to co-founders, Chinese AI champion Megvii started on campus

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AJ Cortese

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

Robotics

New funds will be used to develop visual controlling and sensing systems for unmanned vehicles and for business development.

CHINA BRIEF | Unmanned storage solution provider VisionNav Robotics scores USD 14 million in Series B1 | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Unmanned storage solution provider VisionNav Robotics scores USD 14 million in Series B1

BOC International, the investment bank unit of state-owned Bank of China is one of the investors.

CHINA BRIEF | Medical AI startup Shukun closes USD 28.2 million Series B1 round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Medical AI startup Shukun closes USD 28.2 million Series B1 round

New startups will need to work harder to secure additional funding, investors say.

Venture Matters | VCs eye tech opportunities in Asia, but fears of a COVID-19 second wave linger | KrASIA

Venture Matters | VCs eye tech opportunities in Asia, but fears of a COVID-19 second wave linger

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