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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

KrASIA

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

Deep Tech | KrASIA

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

Middle East

Vianai Systems raised USD 140 million in Series B funds from SoftBank and other investors for its human-centered AI platform that amplifues human judgement.

AI platform Vianai Systems raises USD 140 million Series B from SoftBank and others

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NoCamels

NLP translation startup Zhongke Fanyu secured an eight-figure-yuan Series A round. It features in China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Chinese translation platform closes Series A, features in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

Israeli startup Biotipac, a firm that has developed technology to extend food's shelf life, was the winner of the Women of AgriFood Nation 2021 competition.

Biotipac wins Women of AgriFood Nation 2021 competition

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

China's new data security law is full of ambiguities, but provides a framework for the storage and handling of "sensitive" and "non-sensitive" data.

4 things you should know about China’s new data security law

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Brady Ng

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

Southeast Asia

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

Facial Recognition

Vietnam

AI camera startups in Vietnam are preparing for a soaring interest in video surveillance equipment. Electronics manufacturer Hanet, which was founded in 2005 and produces devices such as home karaoke systems, is targeting the market with new Series A funding from G-group, the firm behind social media network Gapo, lending platform Tima, and payment startup GPay.

Vietnam's fledgling AI camera startups gear up as demand for video surveillance grows

Vietnam&#8217;s fledgling AI camera startups gear up as demand for video surveillance grows

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Stephanie Li

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

Venture Capital

Singapore

iGlobe Partners' investors, like Yoke Sin Chong, draw from technical expertise to identify the deep tech startups that hold the most promise.

Deep tech startups are gems for investors with an appetite for risk, says Yoke Sin Chong of iGlobe Partners

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Khamila Mulia

Good Startup, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in companies that aim to eliminate animals agriculture from the food system, raised USD 25 million for its Good Protein Fund I.

Singaporean VC Good Startup raises USD 25 million to invest in alternative protein developers

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How does technology feed the planet? Explore precision farming, digital supply chains, and sustainability efforts shaping modern agriculture.

Agriculture

A strong uptick in interest for ESG-based investments is boosting capital flow into agritech. Silicon Valley-based AgFunder estimates USD 26.1 billion went into related tech ventures in 2020.

Amid healthy investor appetite, Southeast Asia's first agritech accelerator sees sector maturing

Amid healthy investor appetite, Southeast Asia&#8217;s first agritech accelerator sees sector maturing

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Shannen Tan

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China's vast manufacturing sector is undergoing upgrades, with industrial robots being introduced in various sectors for handling, assembly, and welding.

As wages in China climb, robots are making everything you buy

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