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

Consumer Services

Haidilao’s new growth recipe centers on developing talent from within to expand its restaurant empire.

Haidilao’s next big bet? Turning store managers into entrepreneurs | KrASIA

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Haidilao’s next big bet? Turning store managers into entrepreneurs

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

KrASIA

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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OpenAI researches advanced AI models, like ChatGPT, contributing to natural language processing, machine learning, and innovation in AI.

OpenAI

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

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

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

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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

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

Deals in brief: Elon Musk leads consortium bid for OpenAI, East Ventures and SV Investment close first round of joint fund, Payd and Liquid8 secure funding, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Elon Musk leads consortium bid for OpenAI, East Ventures and SV Investment close first round of joint fund, Payd and Liquid8 secure funding, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

HongShan, formerly Sequoia China, is a venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage startups with high growth potential.

HongShan

US investment curbs and domestic economic woes spur a scramble for global growth.

China-focused private equity funds widen their scope under pressure | KrASIA

China-focused private equity funds widen their scope under pressure

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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

Electric Vehicles | KrASIA Archives

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Transportation

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

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

Artificial Intelligence

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

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

Smartphones

CEO Lei Jun also presented Xiaomi's first-ever foldable phone, as well as an in-house developed chipset.

Xiaomi enters EV sector with USD 10 billion of its own cash | KrASIA

Xiaomi enters EV sector with USD 10 billion of its own cash

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Song Jingli

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

Jakarta is one of the smoggiest cities in the world. Roads and highways are normally clogged with motorbike taxis, tour buses, delivery trucks, private cars and other vehicles that are pumping out exhaust from their tailpipes as they sit idle during traffic jams. But changes are coming. Ride-hailing firms in Indonesia have been incrementally replacing their fleets with electric vehicles in the past two years. It's a move that is good for the environment. More fundamentally, it may even be a boon for these companies' bottom lines.

Ride-hailing companies electrify: How will a switch to plug-in vehicles change Indonesia's air and roads? | KrASIA

Ride-hailing companies electrify: How will a switch to plug-in vehicles change Indonesia&#8217;s air and roads?

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Ursula Florene

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

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

In the first week of March, Bhavish Aggarwal, the 35-year-old co-founder and chief executive of Indian mobility giant Ola, invited journalists to show the 500-acre electric scooter manufacturing site, claimed to be the world’s largest, in Krishnagiri district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Indian ride hailer Ola doubles down on EV to drive itself out of slow growth | KrASIA

Indian ride hailer Ola doubles down on EV to drive itself out of slow growth

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Evergrande NEV's loss in 2020: USD 1.2 billion

Tencent-backed Evergrande New Electric Vehicle (HKEX: 0708) reported USD 2.4 billion in revenue for 2020, up 175% year-on-year, while losses doubled to USD 1.19 billion, according to the company's latest earnings report.

KEY STAT | Evergrande NEV shares rise 7.3% despite ballooning losses | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Evergrande NEV shares rise 7.3% despite ballooning losses

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Julianna Wu

Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

Bitcoin option will be available outside of the US later this year, according to Musk.

Elon Musk: You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin | KrASIA

Elon Musk: You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin

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Nio, a Chinese electric car maker, specializes in high-performance EVs, battery-swapping solutions, and autonomous driving technologies.

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio (NYSE: NIO) announced that its power swap stations across China have completed 2 million battery swaps until Wednesday, according to the firm's Weibo post.

KEY STAT | Nio reaches milestone for battery-swap program | KrASIA

KEY STAT | Nio reaches milestone for battery-swap program

Vietnam

Vietnam's Vingroup said it is in talks with Taiwanese iPhone assembler Foxconn to produce batteries and other parts for electric vehicles, an industry that both companies are trying to crack.

Vingroup and Foxconn in talks over electric cars | KrASIA

Vingroup and Foxconn in talks over electric cars

How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

Indonesia plans to roll out new regulations that offers tax breaks for hybrid EVs, in the latest effort to promote the development of electric vehicles in the country. In a meeting with Parliament on Monday, Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani said that investors who build electric cars in Indonesia feel that the current framework is unfair as there is no difference in the tax rates between hybrid and fully electric cars.

Indonesia draws up new EV tax scheme guided by ambition to boost industry | KrASIA

Indonesia draws up new EV tax scheme guided by ambition to boost industry

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Khamila Mulia

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While Tesla has enjoyed immense popularity in China, beating out the likes of notable competitors like BYD and Nio, a city electric vehicle (EV) developed by SGMW, a joint venture by SAIC Motor, Liuzhou Wuling Motors, and GM China, has outsold Tesla's best-selling EV, the Model 3, nearly two to one in January of 2021.

VIDEO | Yep, this Chinese EV brand has outsold Tesla | KrASIA

VIDEO | Yep, this Chinese EV brand has outsold Tesla

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