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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.

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China

Managing partner Shan Fu says the firm can generate stronger returns through its asset-centric accelerator model.

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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

SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker, manufactures passenger and commercial vehicles through various brands and joint ventures.

SAIC Motor

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

Hong Kong

Mainland carmakers are using the city as a platform for global expansion.

Chinese automotives make inroads in Toyota-dominated Hong Kong taxi market

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

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Nikkei Asia

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

Consumer Economy

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

Whoop’s screenless bands use a subscription model instead of one-time hardware sales.

Meet Whoop, the new face of fitness wearables that ditch the screen

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

WeChat

Face recognition

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To take the subway in Jinan, all you need to do is get your face scanned

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Song Jingli

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

Nanjing Big Fish Semiconductor splits from Xiaomi's chip R&D unit Pine Cone.

Xiaomi spins out new IoT chip unit, eyes for new financing

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

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Smart Cities

Xiaomi says it has sold over 10 million units of its flagship Xiao AI smart speaker since July 2017. The Xiao AI Speaker is China's second-best selling

Xiaomi catching up with Alibaba as smart speaker sales top 10 million units

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

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

E-commerce

Aibaba

Baidu

Taobao

China's three tech giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent all made "major announcements" on April 1st.

Which Chinese April Fools' joke got you best?

Which Chinese April Fools&#8217; joke got you best?

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Indonesia

NVIDIA

The facility is equipped with supercomputer technology from American tech company Nvidia.

Tokopedia teams up with Universitas Indonesia to launch AI research center

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Khamila Mulia

The five steps for true digital transformation using artificial intelligence

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Robin Moh

Midea

Alibaba Cloud unveiled two customized chips, the result of its cooperation with home appliance maker Midea, on its annual summit held in Beijing on

Alibaba Cloud rolls out tailor-made IoT chips for home appliance maker Midea

Tmall Genie

voice recognition

Alibaba's AI Labs is investing $15m on Chinese dialects recognition

Smart speakers in China are learning dialects

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AnyMind Group

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Singapore

The company also acquired a majority stake in a leading content management network in Thailand.