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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

NetEase, a Chinese Internet services firm, offers online gaming, music streaming, and e-commerce platforms, engaging millions of digital users.

NetEase

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

The game clocked two million players within a day of its global release, but questions remain about its long-term revenue potential.

Where Winds Meet: Can it become China’s next global blockbuster game?

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KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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

Philippines

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Thailand

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

Deals in brief: Roojai raises Series C funding, Cove acquires Casa Mia Coliving, nine China investments, and more

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Huawei, a global telecom and smartphone vendor, delivers networking equipment, 5G solutions, and consumer devices integrating cutting-edge tech.

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

Maextro’s push could either turn HIMA into a powerhouse or become a case study in internal brand cannibalization.

Huawei-backed Maextro to expand its presence in China’s luxury car market with six new models

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

Artificial Intelligence

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Deep Tech

Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Shares have more than doubled in the past 6 months.

Baidu to split shares ahead of rumored Hong Kong listing

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Autonomous trailers co-developed by the company have been running on airports in China.

Autonomous driving startup Uisee gains state support in USD 150 million financing round

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

The Aye Smart Store will automatically add items into a virtual cart without any scanning required.

This Malaysian is building a smart store that needs no employees

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Vulcan Post

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

SixAI is a tech and investment company specializing in AI robotics and related IP.

Israel's SixAI signs strategic Israel-Korea joint venture deal

Israel&#8217;s SixAI signs strategic Israel-Korea joint venture deal

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NoCamels

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

Consumer Economy

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Beijing-based AI firm Aibee digitizes "space, people, and products" for brick-and-mortar retailers.

This firm digitizes offline shopping: Inside China's Startups 

This firm digitizes offline shopping: Inside China&#8217;s Startups 

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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4Paradigm has been recognized as the top machine learning platform in China for several years in a row.

Chinese AI unicorn 4Paradigm adds fresh capital and new investors

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

5G, EV chargers, and AI to be boosted as Beijing eyes prolonged tensions with US.

China to pump USD 1.6 trillion into tech infrastructure through 2025

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Nikkei Asia

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

Broad adoption of regenerative farming can offset emissions that come from electricity generation. Tracking sequestered carbon is a key step to monitoring progress around the world.

Israeli startup Albo takes on carbon monitoring with AI, satellite imaging

Megvii specializes in AI and computer vision, developing facial recognition and surveillance tools used in security, finance, and logistics.

Megvii

Megvii's Hong Kong IPO application lapsed after it appeared on the US government’s Entity List.