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How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Indonesia

Red tape is delaying the rollout of upscale medical tourism facilities.

Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home | KrASIA

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Indonesia makes billion-dollar health care bet to keep rich patients at home

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

KrASIA

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

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

Rather than chasing consumer hype, UBTech is doubling down on industrial deployments, putting its robots to work in automotive factories.

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines | KrASIA

UBTech’s humanoid robots ditch the spotlight for car assembly lines

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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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

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

Volkswagen, GM, and state-owned partners are struggling amid the rapid EV transition.

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players | KrASIA

BYD takes lead in China automotive market once driven by state-backed players

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

Fintech

Fintech | KrASIA Archives

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

Ant Group

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

Lending

Chinese regulators break up Alipay, split off loan business. Online lending is being curbed while Beijing builds a stake-backed credit scoring system.

Chinese regulators break up Alipay, split off loan business | KrASIA

Chinese regulators break up Alipay, split off loan business

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Jiaxing Li

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

Personal wealth-building app Pluang snags USD 35 million amid investment frenzy in Indonesia.

Personal wealth-building app Pluang raises USD 35 million amid investment frenzy in Indonesia | KrASIA

Personal wealth-building app Pluang raises USD 35 million amid investment frenzy in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Q&amp;A

Once the youngest CEO of a public company on JASDAQ, Takashi Okita is bringing a new kind of credit card to Japan.

Once the youngest CEO of a public company on JASDAQ, Takashi Okita is bringing a new kind of credit card to Japan | KrASIA

Once the youngest CEO of a public company on JASDAQ, Takashi Okita is bringing a new kind of credit card to Japan

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Headline Asia

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

Cryptocurrencies

Myanmar

As Myanmar's economy crumbles, some see crypto as their path to financial freedom. The creators behind the Myanmar Dollar Project hope to do away with kyat.

As Myanmar's economy crumbles, some see crypto as the nation's path to financial freedom | KrASIA

As Myanmar&#8217;s economy crumbles, some see crypto as the nation&#8217;s path to financial freedom

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KrASIA Writers

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

Thailand

AI-powered Thai insurtech startup Sunday raises USD 45 million. In 2020, Sunday doubled its revenue growth, and it has served 1.6 million customers so far.

AI-powered Thai insurtech startup Sunday raises USD 45 million | KrASIA

AI-powered Thai insurtech startup Sunday raises USD 45 million

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

ByteDance

ByteDance to sell securities business as regulatory walls close in. China’s tech firms wanted to step up financial services, but that dream is gone.

ByteDance to sell securities business as regulatory walls close in | KrASIA

ByteDance to sell securities business as regulatory walls close in

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

Ikea invests USD 22.5 million in Israeli fintech firm Jifiti. Jifiti will use the investment from Ingka Group to embark on its next growth phase.

Ikea operator invests USD 22.5 million in Israeli fintech firm Jifiti | KrASIA

Ikea operator invests USD 22.5 million in Israeli fintech firm Jifiti

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NoCamels

Photo of Ayoconnect’s co-founders. From left to right: Alex Jatra (CFO), Jakob Rost (CEO), and Chiragh Kirpalani (COO). Adi Vora, co-founder and CTO of Ayoconnect, is not in the photo.

Indonesian B2B fintech developer AyoConnect raises USD 10 million to advance open finance. AyoConnect has more than 100 clients.

Indonesian B2B fintech developer AyoConnect raises USD 10 million to advance open finance | KrASIA

Indonesian B2B fintech developer AyoConnect raises USD 10 million to advance open finance

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

Ovo is the most used and most popular e-wallet platform, according to the report.