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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.

China

Robotics companies are accelerating launch cycles and crossing into each other’s categories, tapping innovation to keep growth alive in a crowded market.

From lawnmowers to pool cleaners, garden robots crowd the stage at IFA 2025

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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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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

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

The two firms are shifting focus from portable power to home storage, betting that easier installation will win over consumers.

Anker and EcoFlow turn to home energy storage as portable power demand slows

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

Autonomous 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

Collaborations with ride-hailing platforms are giving them the reach to enter new markets.

Chinese robotaxi firms hitch a ride on Uber, Lyft, and Grab to expand overseas

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Shi Yi

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

Baidu

Ditch the driver: U.S. and China race to make self-driving taxis a reality. As Baidu takes to Beijing streets, Waymo and Cruise fear falling behind.

Ditch the driver: US and China race to make self-driving taxis a reality

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

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

Southeast Asia

The moral dilemmas behind developing self-driving vehicles. Can autonomous vehicles make ethical decisions at times of emergency without human intervention?

The moral dilemmas behind developing self-driving vehicles

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Sarah Koh

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

As China’s EV sector matures, decades-old automakers enter the fray. Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto have laid the foundation for others to launch new EVs.

As China’s EV sector matures, decades-old automakers enter the fray

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

EV maker Nio is entering the smartphone business. The Chinese carmaker is on a hiring spree to fill the ranks of its smartphone division.

EV maker Nio is entering the smartphone business

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Jiaxing Li

Here are 5 developments to watch out for in China’s EV sector. The trajectory of China’s EV sector may offer insights for other parts of the world.

Here are 5 developments to watch out for in China’s EV sector

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Mengyuan Ge

Rovula is developing efficient tools for subsea operational upkeep. Its autonomous solutions may remove the shortcomings in offshore maintenance.

Rovula is developing efficient tools for subsea operational upkeep

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Brandon Lee

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

Japan

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars. Authorities eye rural areas, plan to submit bill to Diet session next spring.

Japan to create legal framework for level 4 self-driving cars

WeRide refines autonomous vehicle software, deploying AI-driven solutions that improve road safety, efficiency, and future-ready mobility.

WeRide

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Self-driving developer WeRide partners with GAC Group to commercialize robotaxis at scale. China’s autonomous ride-hailing industry is crowded.

Self-driving developer WeRide partners with GAC Group to commercialize robotaxis at scale

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

Middle East

Intel intends to make Mobileye public at USD 50 billion valuation. The news comes four years after Intel acquired Mobileye in 2017 for USD 15.3 billion.

Intel to take Mobileye public in 2022

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