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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

Miniso sells low-cost lifestyle goods, home essentials, and personal care items, making everyday products accessible to broader markets.

Miniso

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

The Chinese discount lifestyle retailer plans to use original IP to fuel growth.

Miniso banks on finding the next Labubu as it opens 100 US stores

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Nikkei Asia

Photo shows ZKH Industrial Supply’s global innovation and R&D center.

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

Logistics

As production capacity shifts into the region, fragmented suppliers and uneven material standards create new challenges for factory operators.

ZKH Industrial Supply targets MRO bottlenecks facing Chinese manufacturers in Southeast Asia

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

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

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong listing marks the foundry's latest milestone.

China's Nexchip has global ambitions as legacy chips thrive in AI's shadow

China&#8217;s Nexchip has global ambitions as legacy chips thrive in AI&#8217;s shadow

Embodied Intelligence

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

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Deep Tech

Artificial Intelligence

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

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

Robotics

The company’s push into multimodal data collection and reinforcement learning signals its aim to control the full robotics stack.

Linkerbot raises new funding to build a full-stack platform for robot dexterity

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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Among the updates is the RDK S600, a platform built to support edge deployment of large models on robots.

D-Robotics unveils upgrades to tighten the loop between cloud and edge robotics

Photo of Zhu Qingxu, founder of MindOn Robotics.

A learning paradigm rooted in human motion capture could offer a stronger path forward.

Is teleoperation holding robotics development back? MindOn Robotics makes its case

Photo of a Robot Era robot sorting and scanning medicine in a production line.

Geely, a Chinese automaker, integrates advanced engineering, EV tech, and international brand acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Geely’s corporate venture capital arm led Robot Era’s latest funding round.

Backed by China’s automakers, Robot Era moves to fulfill major orders

Xpeng Motors builds intelligent EVs equipped with advanced infotainment systems, autonomous features, and sleek electric mobility designs.

Xpeng

Elastomer “muscles” and a bionic spine made the robot so lifelike that it’s forcing a rethink of how closely machines can mimic humans.

Was there a person inside Xpeng’s robot? CEO debunks rumors onstage to viral disbelief

Photo of Iron, a humanoid robot developed by Xpeng.

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

Foundation and Large Models

CEO He Xiaopeng views Xpeng’s platform as the foundation for next-generation mobility and embodied systems.

Xpeng’s next chapter lies in physical AI, says CEO He Xiaopeng

Priced just under USD 30,000, Unitree’s H2 reflects a maturing humanoid robotics market where accessibility may determine the winner.

Unitree’s new H2 brings “streamlined elegance” to humanoid robotics

Singapore-based reporter covering tech and business across China and APAC, with a focus on globally relevant stories. Writes under an alias.

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T. K. Lin

The new robot uses AI-driven analytics to proactively deliver personalized, intuitive experiences, the company said.

Buttons launches Solemate, a luxury robot powered by Terminus’ Hali AI agent

The startup’s tech could enable more dexterous, adaptive, and efficient robots.