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KrASIA Writers

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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Deep Tech

Foundation and Large Models

China

It’s price and performance, not geography, that now dictates AI adoption.

Coding tools Cursor and Windsurf found using Chinese AI in latest releases

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 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

Philippines

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Vietnam

BYD, Vinfast are among those that benefit from ties with local groups.

Philippine conglomerates offer inroads for China, Vietnam EV brands

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

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

Fintech | KrASIA

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

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

Indonesia

Indonesia's digital banking sector sees rapid development in 2021. New Digital banks were born while regulators inked a blueprint for the industry.

Indonesia's digital banking sector sees rapid development in 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

Indonesia&#8217;s digital banking sector sees rapid development in 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

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Khamila Mulia

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

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Malaysia

Myanmar

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Thailand

Big tech firms and deep-pocket VCs have been pouring funds into different blockchain, GameFi, and DeFi projects.

Blockchain technology redefines Southeast Asia's tech scene | KrASIA Year in Review

Blockchain technology redefines Southeast Asia&#8217;s tech scene | KrASIA Year in Review

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Stephanie Li

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

India

India's BNPL industry is growing to become a USD 50 billion market.

Indian millennials are buying now and paying later during uncertain economy

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Shreya Asopa

Binance searches for a new home in Indonesia. The company recently announced the formation of a new joint venture with MDI Ventures.

Binance searches for a new home in Indonesia

Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all. Scores of businesses fail to win licenses from city-state's financial regulator.

Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

GoTo, formed by Gojek and Tokopedia, merges ride-hailing, logistics, and retail into a single super-app ecosystem.

GoTo

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

Grab

Lazada, an e-commerce marketplace in Southeast Asia, links shoppers to a wide range of products, deals, and cross-border brands.

Lazada

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

Shopee

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Traveloka, a Southeast Asian travel platform, helps users book flights, hotels, and local experiences seamlessly.

Traveloka

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

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

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

On-demand Services

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

The events that shaped Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem in 2021. From Gojek and Tokopedia merger to Grab going public, 2021 was a year to remember.

The events that shaped Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem in 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Middle East

Israeli First Digital Bank raises USD 120 million from global investors. First Digital Bank is now valued at USD 320 million.

Israel's First Digital Bank raises USD 120 million from global investors

Israel&#8217;s First Digital Bank raises USD 120 million from global investors

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NeuXP aims to facilitate cross-border banking. NeuXP is a finalists of the Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator Hong Kong Demo Day.

NeuXP aims to facilitate cross-border banking for international students and expatriates

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

Q&amp;A

4 observations on India’s fintech space from Jupiter’s Jitendra Gupta. He wants to offer experience-driven banking to young Indian consumers.

4 observations on India’s fintech space from Jupiter’s Jitendra Gupta

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

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