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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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.

China

Despite early traction in hardware, the startup is focused on building a full-stack robotics system that unites the “brain” and “body” of machines.

More than a hardware play: Robot Era’s founder sets the record straight on the company’s true ambitions

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

Logistics

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

Challenges remain, but the NEV maker sees significant upside in expanding its commercial vehicle business beyond China.

As China’s commercial vehicle market slows, Gecko Motors shifts gears abroad for growth

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech | KrASIA

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

Ant Group

The online lender's client base grew tenfold in the past few years.

Ant Financial-backed MYbank gave out more than USD 290 billion in loans in the past four years

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Luna Lin

Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

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

Alipay has 647 million monthly active users.

Alipay says it now hosts over 80% of China's asset management companies

Alipay says it now hosts over 80% of China&#8217;s asset management companies

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Song Jingli

lending

Why was Malaysia the first to regulate P2P lending in Southeast Asia?

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Zhixin Tan

Opinion

It still has regulatory hurdles to overcome.

Company behind the world's largest PC vendor Lenovo plans to set up a securities brokerage

Company behind the world&#8217;s largest PC vendor Lenovo plans to set up a securities brokerage

regulations

The region is gearing up towards a more integrated and regulated fintech innovation landscape.

Across ASEAN, regulatory sandboxes are managing risk in fintech innovation

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Giovanni Puglisi

EURO 2020

mini programmes

Alipay is UEFA's official global payment partner for men's national team events.

Football fans can buy a ticket via Alipay mini program now

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

An opportunity arises for Grab Financial in Singapore.

Grab targets virtual banking license in Singapore

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Robin Moh

Myanmar

Named after the peacock, which is Myanmar's national bird, Daung Capital is associated with an aspirational symbol that is emblematic of a better life for people in the country. 

Daung Capital, doing well by doing good: Startup Stories

mPOS

Payments

Vimo

NextPay will provide a one-stop payment solution for merchants.

Vietnamese fintech startups Vimo and mPOS merge and rebrand as NextPay

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