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

Southeast Asia's IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom | KrASIA

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Southeast Asia&#8217;s IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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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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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?

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

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

Creative

Creative | KrASIA Archives

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

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

Gaming

Hearing about the harsh realities of a gaming studio’s work environment, most notably their crunch culture, doesn’t come as much of a surprise anymore. A few years back, Rockstar, the game developer behind GTA, had its alleged abusive work practices—such as having employees work overtime—outed by its employees, and this wasn’t the first time the company had come under fire.

The good and bad side of working in Malaysia’s gaming industry | KrASIA

The good and bad side of working in Malaysia’s gaming industry

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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's internet giants continue to expand their operations in Singapore at a breathtaking pace. Baidu-backed video streaming service iQiyi, which made the city its international headquarter in December, on Wednesday announced that it will set up a talent management agency together with local media company GHY Culture & Media.

China's tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub | KrASIA

China&#8217;s tech titans turn Singapore into their new overseas hub

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Stella Soon

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

Q&amp;A

VCs targeting emerging markets don't invest enough in the mobile dating sector—and that's a mistake, says Tian, co-founder of AIG.

Emerging markets need dating apps with fresh flavor and flair, says Andy Tian of Asia Innovations Group | KrASIA

Emerging markets need dating apps with fresh flavor and flair, says Andy Tian of Asia Innovations Group

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Stephanie Li

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Built in Tel Aviv, Instagram Lite rolls out in 170 countries | KrASIA

Built in Tel Aviv, Instagram Lite rolls out in 170 countries

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NoCamels

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Myanmar

Major global tech firms have stepped up to reexamine the use of their platforms by military-owned companies including state telco Mytel and television network MRTV, but activists argue that only “stance and action” could prevent the situation from worsening.

Myanmar’s state-run enterprises shunned by global tech firms | KrASIA

Myanmar’s state-run enterprises shunned by global tech firms

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KrASIA Writers

BeautyCam owner Meitu's investment in crypto: USD 40m

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

Blockchain

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

Fintech

Meitu (HKEX: 1357), the company behind selfie app BeautyCam, said on Sunday that it purchased ether and bitcoin worth USD 22.1 million and USD 17.9 million, respectively, in the open market last week, making it the first major Chinese tech company to invest in cryptocurrencies.

KEY STAT | Beauty app Meitu becomes first Chinese tech firm to invest in crypto | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Beauty app Meitu becomes first Chinese tech firm to invest in crypto

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Julianna Wu

Eddy Maroun and Elie Habib, founders of Anghami. Courtesy of Anghami via MENAbytes.

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

Music

Anghami will become the first Arab technology company to list on Nasdaq and will trade under the symbol ANGH.

Anghami to list on Nasdaq via SPAC at USD 220 million valuation | KrASIA

Anghami to list on Nasdaq via SPAC at USD 220 million valuation

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MENAbytes

The tech behind NFT art is changing visual culture in subtle ways.

Infinite estimates: The true value of NFT art is in the protocol behind it | KrASIA

Infinite estimates: The true value of NFT art is in the protocol behind it

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Brady Ng

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

ByteDance

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

Douyin

Kuaishou, best known for its short video platform, drives user-generated content, influencer marketing, and community engagement through shareable clips.

Kuaishou

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Douyin stagnated at the pre-holiday level of about 600 million DAUs. Newly-listed short video service Kuaishou's (HKEX: 1024) daily active users (DAUs) spiked to nearly 500 million during the Chinese New Year holiday earlier this month, local media LatePost reported, representing a new record for the Douyin rival.