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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

MiniMax, a Chinese company, develops large models and generative AI tools. It is known for the Talkie chatbot and Hailuo AI, a multimodal AI platform.

MiniMax

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Don’t let the AI-generated cat videos distract from MiniMax’s growing edge in AI technology.

MiniMax finds its “aha moment,” and a way to challenge the AI status quo

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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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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

A policy mandating 60-day payments offers limited relief amid implementation hurdles across the automotive supply chain.

For China’s auto suppliers, a 60-day pledge may still mean waiting months for payment

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

With a focus on generalization and reliability, Galbot is building robots that skip the spectacle and get the job done.

Galbot’s humanoid robots do the boring stuff, and that’s the point

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Blockchain | KrASIA

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

DeFi exchange BXH posts record USD 10 million bounty after historic hack. The breach led to the second largest theft in the history of DeFi.

DeFi exchange BXH posts record USD 10 million bounty after historic hack

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Stephanie Li

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

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

Creative

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

Baidu registers copyright for blockchain entertainment app Du Universe. The app was launched three years ago to host a blockchain entertainment ecosystem.

Baidu registers copyright for blockchain entertainment app Du Universe

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Mengyuan Ge

Binance terminates yuan trading after crypto transactions are criminalized in China. The exchange will gradually retire all users who are in mainland China.

Binance terminates yuan trading after crypto transactions are criminalized in China

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

Middle East

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Dubai-based crypto exchange BitOasis raises USD 30 million Series B. BitOasis is the Middle East and North Africa's first homegrown crypto exchange.

Dubai-based crypto exchange BitOasis raises USD 30 million Series B

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MENAbytes

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

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

Southeast Asia

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Q&amp;A

4 thoughts on APAC’s digital currencies from Ripple VP James Wallis. Bbanks representing 20% of the global population are likely to issue CBDCs soon.

4 thoughts on APAC’s digital currencies from Ripple VP James Wallis

Indonesia

The startup plans to go public on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in two to three years.

Binance-backed Tokocrypto wants to grow beyond a cryptocurrency exchange for Indonesian investors

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

Gaming

Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush. Notable GameFi startups have emerged to blend blockchain activity with video games.

Crypto stakeholders see GameFi projects as the next gold rush

Singapore gains in China's strictest crypto ban. Regulators have outlawed all crypto transactions and services in China, prompting shifts.

Singapore gains from China's strictest crypto ban

Singapore gains from China&#8217;s strictest crypto ban

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Jiaxing Li

Tencent CSO: Bitcoin Is An Intrinsically Valueless Asset That Tencent Will Not Bet on

Crypto mining rig maker Canaan reports record-high profits. As crypto becomes increasingly popular, demand for freshly minted coins is higher than ever.