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What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

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

Creative

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

Entertainment

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

Video

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Vietnam

Local players must unite across regions to compete, said the boss of Japan's U-Next.

Asian streaming services claw back against Netflix and Disney | KrASIA

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Asian streaming services claw back against Netflix and Disney

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

KrASIA

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

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

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

Autonomous 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

BYD is developing its own smart driving systems in double-quick time, with delivery possible by mid-2025.

BYD and legacy automakers take the wheel in smart driving’s next chapter | KrASIA

BYD and legacy automakers take the wheel in smart driving’s next chapter

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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36Kr English

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

China's hit products for 2024 reflect a slowing economy and the people's worries.

Chinese consumers become thrifty but ready to spend on relaxation | KrASIA

Chinese consumers become thrifty but ready to spend on relaxation

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

Deep Tech

Deep Tech | KrASIA Archives

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

Artificial Intelligence

How do machines identify faces? Examine security measures, privacy debates, and tech frameworks driving facial recognition adoption.

Facial Recognition

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

Hardware

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Asia's Innovation Resource Platform

The fourth installment of AIRP (Asia’s Innovation Resource Platform) contained a fruitful discussion between Vulcan AI and up-and-coming players in China’s tech ecosystem.

AIRP Exchange Series 4: Vulcan AI seeks foreign partners in the machine vision technology industry | KrASIA

AIRP Exchange Series 4: Vulcan AI seeks foreign partners in the machine vision technology industry

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AIRP

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

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

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

Short Video

Voca.ai has built a human-friendly agent designed to reduce the size and cost of call centers.

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million | KrASIA

Snap to acquire Israeli voice assistant startup Voca.ai for USD 70 million

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NoCamels

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

Venture Capital

A number of Peregrine’s current portfolio companies have already pivoted to use their technologies to combat the coronavirus.

Peregrine Ventures launches USD 300 million fund for life sciences startups | KrASIA

Peregrine Ventures launches USD 300 million fund for life sciences startups

How do we operate off Earth? Explore satellites, launch services, and research ventures pioneering new space economies.

Space Tech

The satellite is undergoing pre-flight testing at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, after which it will be sent to the United States to hitch a ride to space in early 2021.

Tel Aviv University to launch research satellite into space | KrASIA

Tel Aviv University to launch research satellite into space

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

What hovers over new frontiers? Explore drone logistics, aerial data collection, and surveillance tools shaping multiple industries.

Drones

DroneCult is doing inspections, progress reports, mapping, spraying and crop management for agriculture, and more.

These Malaysians start a versatile dronetech business, break even within months | KrASIA

These Malaysians start a versatile dronetech business, break even within months

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Vulcan Post

Yitu Technology H1 2020 net loss: USD 190 million

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

China's cash-burning AI companies have encountered difficulties with public fundraising due to blacklisting by the US government.

KEY STAT | US-blacklisted AI company Yitu files for Shanghai IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | US-blacklisted AI company Yitu files for Shanghai IPO

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Julianna Wu

KrASIA spoke with SpaceDC CEO Darren Hawkins about his vision for Indonesia's cloud and data center ecosystem.

GIC-backed SpaceDC opens new data center in Indonesia | KrASIA

GIC-backed SpaceDC opens new data center in Indonesia

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Ursula Florene

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

Robotics

More than a dozen robot outlets are in the pipeline at leading airports, malls, hotels, and co-working spaces across Asia.

A Singaporean startup runs the world's first robotics café | KrASIA

A Singaporean startup runs the world&#8217;s first robotics café

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone producer, emphasizes advanced camera features, sleek designs, and immersive audiovisual experiences.

Oppo

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Problems with the new mandatory IMEI registration system have caused smartphone makers to halt production and sales of new devices.