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Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

Europe

Singapore

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Earth VC backs UK-based Sparxell, Grab’s acquisition of Trans-cab falls through, five China deals, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Earth VC backs UK-based Sparxell, Grab’s acquisition of Trans-cab falls through, five China deals, and more

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Li Auto

Electric Vehicles

Mobility

Tang Jing, manager of Li Auto’s flagship product line, asserts that the Chinese automaker stays competitive by prioritizing user value.

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat? | KrASIA

Is Li Auto’s commitment to maximizing user value its moat?

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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36Kr English

Young entrepreneurs are using arcade games to grab low-rent opportunities.

Hong Kong's rise of the claw machines reflects property fall | KrASIA

Hong Kong&#8217;s rise of the claw machines reflects property fall

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Deep Tech

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Climate

sustainability

Alibaba’s new science and technology park showcases ESG design in every detail.

Alibaba unveils tech park with comprehensive ESG integration | KrASIA

Alibaba unveils tech park with comprehensive ESG integration

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. 

Space Tech

Hefei is a city that does not shy away from investing heavily in technology.

Hefei sets sights on aerospace information industry as the next frontier | KrASIA

Hefei sets sights on aerospace information industry as the next frontier

Semiconductors

chip

chips

semiconductors

China’s RMB 344 billion semiconductor fund signals a major push for tech self-sufficiency amid US restrictions.

Big picture: China boosts chip industry with massive new fund | KrASIA

Big picture: China boosts chip industry with massive new fund

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Alibaba Cloud

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

Cloud

Artificial intelligence

Recent price cuts by Chinese AI players, including Alibaba Cloud, are pushing LLM prices to historic lows.

LLM prices hit rock bottom in China as Alibaba Cloud enters the fray | KrASIA

LLM prices hit rock bottom in China as Alibaba Cloud enters the fray

TSMC

Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers, and end customers are needed.

Can investment from TSMC, Infineon, and others revive Europe's chip dreams? | KrASIA

Can investment from TSMC, Infineon, and others revive Europe&#8217;s chip dreams?

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Tencent is throwing its hat into the generative AI ring.

Tencent unveils AI upgrades to keep pace with tech rivals | KrASIA

Tencent unveils AI upgrades to keep pace with tech rivals

Biotech

Health Tech

Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro and weight loss drug Zepbound both feature tirzepatide as their main ingredient.

Chinese regulators greenlight Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide diabetes drug | KrASIA

Chinese regulators greenlight Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide diabetes drug

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Japan, Korea, and the West

Nvidia

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Hardware

NVIDIA

Huawei is gaining an edge over Nvidia in China despite the latter’s stunning stock market rally.

Nvidia’s AI chip faces weak demand and fierce competition in China | KrASIA

Nvidia’s AI chip faces weak demand and fierce competition in China

Japan

Nations should unite to face "universal opportunities and risks," Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the OECD.