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

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

Venture Capital

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Malaysia

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Singapore

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Smaller companies could turn to local listings, lifting the region's performance.

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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 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

As cold weather continues to reveal performance gaps in electric vehicles, are automakers finding effective solutions?

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Winter woes: Why EVs face their toughest test in the cold

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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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.

Deep Tech

How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

New treatments like dotinurad provide safer, more effective solutions for millions battling gout and hyperuricemia.

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment | KrASIA

The decade-long wait ends: A breakthrough in gout treatment

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles | KrASIA Archives

Tesla filed a lawsuit against its former employee last year for allegedly stealing trade secrets on behalf of Xpeng.

Tesla escalates trade secret dispute against Chinese EV-maker Xpeng | KrASIA

Tesla escalates trade secret dispute against Chinese EV-maker Xpeng

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Sun Henan

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Telecommunications

IoV refers to vehicles communicating in real time with drivers, pedestrians, other vehicles, roadside infrastructure, and fleet management systems.

CHINA BRIEF | WeRide teams up with Gosuncn to apply IoV tech to autonomous vehicles | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | WeRide teams up with Gosuncn to apply IoV tech to autonomous vehicles

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Song Jingli

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

On-demand Services

The firm plans to launch passenger test rides with its autonomous driving vehicles in 2021.

CHINA BRIEF | Geely-backed Caocao Chuxing to test driverless ride-hailing service in mid-2020 | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Geely-backed Caocao Chuxing to test driverless ride-hailing service in mid-2020

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

The company is also testing robotaxi services in Beijing and Cangzhou, a city in North China's Hebei province.

CHINA BRIEF | Baidu opens robotaxi services to residents in Changsha | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Baidu opens robotaxi services to residents in Changsha

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

Alibaba

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

The firm has developed a full-stack Level 4 autonomous driving solution called AutoX AI Driver.

Self-driving technology accessible to everyone is AutoX's goal: Inside China’s Startups | KrASIA

Self-driving technology accessible to everyone is AutoX&#8217;s goal: Inside China’s Startups

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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

Didi

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

Meituan

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

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

Tencent

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

Edtech

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

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

Robotics

China trends

A look back at the major fundraising deals that have happened during the outbreak period from January 2020.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, startups in robotics, logistics, and digitization among the ones to attract major investment  | KrASIA

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, startups in robotics, logistics, and digitization among the ones to attract major investment 

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AJ Cortese

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

Ride-hailing

WeRide's COO, Zhang Li, says his company will be the first to offer completely autonomous taxis in China.

This startup vows to have fully driverless robotaxis available to the public by 2021: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

This startup vows to have fully driverless robotaxis available to the public by 2021: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

Videos

Despite no prior experience in the automotive industry, Evergrande dreams of electric cars.

Video | Will real estate giant Evergrande succeed in the EV industry? | KrASIA

Video | Will real estate giant Evergrande succeed in the EV industry?

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James Chan

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

Huawei

Chinese tech giant makes big push for future amid smartphone slowdown.

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla escalates trade secret dispute against Chinese EV-maker Xpeng

CHINA BRIEF | WeRide teams up with Gosuncn to apply IoV tech to autonomous vehicles

CHINA BRIEF | Geely-backed Caocao Chuxing to test driverless ride-hailing service in mid-2020

CHINA BRIEF | Baidu opens robotaxi services to residents in Changsha

Self-driving technology accessible to everyone is AutoX’s goal: Inside China’s Startups

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, startups in robotics, logistics, and digitization among the ones to attract major investment

This startup vows to have fully driverless robotaxis available to the public by 2021: Inside China’s Startups

Video | Will real estate giant Evergrande succeed in the EV industry?

Huawei steps up ambitions in self-driving vehicles race

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