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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

GAC Group, a Chinese state-owned automaker, is one of China's largest car manufacturers, producing vehicles under its own brands and joint ventures.

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker, manufactures passenger and commercial vehicles through various brands and joint ventures.

SAIC Motor

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

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

Myanmar

Gray market sales are flourishing without official imports or support from Toyota and others.

Myanmar EV registrations triple, but brands face "parallel import" risks | KrASIA

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Myanmar EV registrations triple, but brands face &#8220;parallel import&#8221; risks

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

KrASIA

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Nikkei Asia

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

Once a leader in textile innovation, Uniqlo is struggling to keep pace with shifting consumer demands.

Is Uniqlo still an innovator? The fast fashion giant faces a new tech reset | KrASIA

Is Uniqlo still an innovator? The fast fashion giant faces a new tech reset

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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Toyota is banking on a leadership shake-up and a streamlined product lineup to regain its footing in China.

Toyota shakes up its China strategy as sales slip | KrASIA

Toyota shakes up its China strategy as sales slip

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems.

Enterprise Services | KrASIA Archives

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

The Wuhan-based firm registered a six-fold increase in new users during the coronavirus outbreak, its CEO says.

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese Google Docs-equivalent Shimo Docs completes Series B+ financing | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Chinese Google Docs-equivalent Shimo Docs completes Series B+ financing

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Sun Henan

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

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

Short Video

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Videos

As many cities are under some form of quarantine, daily life has changed considerably.

Video | Life in China during the coronavirus outbreak | KrASIA

Video | Life in China during the coronavirus outbreak

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James Chan

Baidu will provide free access to multiple virtual office services to companies in Hubei province.

Baidu offers up collaboration platform as millions forced to work remotely | KrASIA

Baidu offers up collaboration platform as millions forced to work remotely

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

Visual Stories

Enterprise services and medical health stand out to become both the VCs and CVCs' favorites amid a depressed fund-raising environment

Infographic | Where did the investment money go in the 2019 capital winter | KrASIA

Infographic | Where did the investment money go in the 2019 capital winter

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Julianna Wu

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

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

India

Valued at USD 3.5 billion the company is aiming for an IPO in a couple of years.

Google participates in a USD 150 million pre-IPO round in Indian SaaS unicorn Freshworks | KrASIA

Google participates in a USD 150 million pre-IPO round in Indian SaaS unicorn Freshworks

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Priya Pradeep

Happy5 is helping companies change communication dynamics at affordable rates.

Helping companies reshape internal communication and culture: Startup Stories | KrASIA

Helping companies reshape internal communication and culture: Startup Stories

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Cindy Silviana

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

China's top e-signature service providers are competing for a paperless future.

E-signature firm Esign raises USD 100 million in Series C round, led by Ant Financial | KrASIA

E-signature firm Esign raises USD 100 million in Series C round, led by Ant Financial

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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Wency Chen

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

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

Study finds technological advancement is bigger driver of unemployment, undermining populist argument China is stealing manufacturing jobs

‘China’s rise’ cannot be blamed for regional job losses in developed countries, IMF finds | KrASIA

‘China’s rise’ cannot be blamed for regional job losses in developed countries, IMF finds

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South China Morning Post

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

Logistics

Via the FreightAmigo app or website, users can search to get real-time quotes and compare prices for different carriers, and can book and pay online.

How FreightAmigo is shaking up the sleepy world of logistics to bring it online Expedia-style | KrASIA

How FreightAmigo is shaking up the sleepy world of logistics to bring it online Expedia-style

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