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

Deep Tech

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

Robotics

Beijing is prioritizing the sector as a major growth engine.

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Can China repeat its EV success in humanoid robots?

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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

Consumer Services

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

With trade tensions rising, companies are turning to offshore structures to stay nimble—and stay in business.

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups | KrASIA

As tariffs bite, exporters explore offshore trade setups

I'm Xiaochun with 36Kr Global [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Xiaochun Zhao

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

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

A crop of Chinese handbag brands are skipping the logos and rewriting the luxury playbook, hoping design and storytelling can go where status once ruled.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them? | KrASIA

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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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

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Transportation

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Semiconductor investment has been growing steadily in 2020 as China aims for technological self-sufficiency.

KEY STAT | BYD Semiconductor raised USD 270 million, setting stage for IPO | KrASIA

KEY STAT | BYD Semiconductor raised USD 270 million, setting stage for IPO

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Julianna Wu

Promotional image of a Nio Power station.

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

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

The firm expects to break its quarterly record for vehicles delivered in the second quarter.

Chinese Tesla competitor Nio's revenues down nearly 16% in Q1, but firm predicts swift recovery | KrASIA

Chinese Tesla competitor Nio&#8217;s revenues down nearly 16% in Q1, but firm predicts swift recovery

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AJ Cortese

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

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

Ola Electric competes with companies such as Bounce, Vogo, and Yulu, among others.

Ola Electric acquires Dutch startup Etergo BV in global e-bikes push | KrASIA

Ola Electric acquires Dutch startup Etergo BV in global e-bikes push

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Avanish Tiwary

China's leading e-scooter company was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic but retains a positive outlook as demand recovers.

Niu reports 34.4% decrease in revenue in Q1 as e-scooter sales plummet during COVID-19 outbreak | KrASIA

Niu reports 34.4% decrease in revenue in Q1 as e-scooter sales plummet during COVID-19 outbreak

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Autonomous Vehicles

Neolix develops autonomous transportation solutions for a variety of uses, from parcel delivery to mobile vending machines, and expects to break even in 2020.

Meet the company behind China's self-driving vending machines: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

Meet the company behind China&#8217;s self-driving vending machines: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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Song Jingli

US EV maker ends first quarter with surprise profit and record delivery in China.

Tesla cuts Model 3 price again to qualify for Chinese subsidies | KrASIA

Tesla cuts Model 3 price again to qualify for Chinese subsidies

EV maker's crucial deal in Anhui follows attempts with Beijing and Shanghai.

China startup Nio gains USD 1 billion state funding to chase Tesla | KrASIA

China startup Nio gains USD 1 billion state funding to chase Tesla

The Alibaba-backed EV maker's newest P7 has more range than any other vehicle available in China.

CHINA BRIEF | Xpeng launches new P7 with 706 kilometer range, challenging Tesla's Model 3 | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Xpeng launches new P7 with 706 kilometer range, challenging Tesla&#8217;s Model 3

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Sun Henan

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

Xiaomi

Netizens are questioning the company's internet marketing strategy.

Xiaomi apologizes after VP touts voyeuristic potential of latest phone's camera | KrASIA

Xiaomi apologizes after VP touts voyeuristic potential of latest phone&#8217;s camera

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Electric Vehicles

KEY STAT | BYD Semiconductor raised USD 270 million, setting stage for IPO

Chinese Tesla competitor Nio’s revenues down nearly 16% in Q1, but firm predicts swift recovery

Ola Electric acquires Dutch startup Etergo BV in global e-bikes push

Niu reports 34.4% decrease in revenue in Q1 as e-scooter sales plummet during COVID-19 outbreak

Meet the company behind China’s self-driving vending machines: Inside China’s Startups

Tesla cuts Model 3 price again to qualify for Chinese subsidies

China startup Nio gains USD 1 billion state funding to chase Tesla

CHINA BRIEF | Xpeng launches new P7 with 706 kilometer range, challenging Tesla’s Model 3

Xiaomi apologizes after VP touts voyeuristic potential of latest phone’s camera

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