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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.

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Nikkei Asia

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

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles | KrASIA Archives

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

Enterprise Services

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

Hardware

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

Smart CIty

Acclaimed industry leaders from China and Southeast Asia shared their thoughts on smart city development during the first installment of the Singapore x Asia Innovation Partnership Forum.

Singapore x Asia Innovation Partnership Forum｜Smart Cities - Event Recap | KrASIA

Singapore x Asia Innovation Partnership Forum｜Smart Cities &#8211; Event Recap

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Lin Lingyi

WeRide has been testing its vehicles in challenging urban conditions while Baidu plans a Beijing expansion for its autonomous driving service.

China pushes boundaries of self-driving cars with WeRide and Baidu | KrASIA

China pushes boundaries of self-driving cars with WeRide and Baidu

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Song Jingli

New proceeds could be used for research and development in autonomous driving technologies and global market development.

CHINA BRIEF | EV maker Nio to raise USD 1.7 billion via new share offering | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | EV maker Nio to raise USD 1.7 billion via new share offering

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

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

Didi

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

Huawei

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

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

Ride-hailing

Robotaxis are already available in public streets, but limitations are there.

Dreaming of a driverless future, but for now, humans are still in the driver's seat | KrASIA

Dreaming of a driverless future, but for now, humans are still in the driver&#8217;s seat

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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The startup provides a self-driving system priced at about RMB 250,000 (USD 36,151), one of the cheapest of its kind in China.

DeepRoute links up with Cao Cao Mobility to roll out robotaxi fleet in Hangzhou | KrASIA

DeepRoute links up with Cao Cao Mobility to roll out robotaxi fleet in Hangzhou

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

Artificial Intelligence

The startup intends to launch its robotaxi service in Shenzhen, Wuhan, and Wuhu in the near future.

Alibaba-backed AutoX launches driverless robotaxi services to the public | KrASIA

Alibaba-backed AutoX launches driverless robotaxi services to the public

The company generated RMB 26 million (USD 3.7 million) in revenue in Q2, down by 1% year-on-year.

CHINA BRIEF | Baidu reports 48% YoY increase in net income, but predicts Q3 revenue to decrease up to 6% | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Baidu reports 48% YoY increase in net income, but predicts Q3 revenue to decrease up to 6%

AIdriving provides various advanced driving assistance systems, driver status monitor systems, and cloud platforms for more than 300,000 vehicles in China.

CHINA BRIEF | AIdriving raises USD 14.4 million from SBI Holdings | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | AIdriving raises USD 14.4 million from SBI Holdings

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lidar

Telecom giant Huawei runs an optoelectronics R&amp;D center in Wuhan with more than 10,000 employees.

Huawei makes significant investment in smart car solutions, lidar technology | KrASIA

Huawei makes significant investment in smart car solutions, lidar technology

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